How hard is this major and will I be able to enjoy time with my girl, the college environment & atmosphere while obtaining at least an 3.5 in difficult courses? I'm attending ULL and hope to have an enjoyable 4 years of school while reaching the requirements to enter a Physical Therapy school. Is it best for me to take simple courses during the fall semester since I'll be playing basketball and take the challenging courses such as ; Calculus, Physics, chemistry etc. at my local community college over the summer? Is it good to do my first year at a less challenging school then transfer to a 4 year university after I get my feet wet? Only 30 applicants out of 300 is usually accepted into physical therapy school, what can I do to stand out? I'm taking the route of majoring in sports/athletic training while meeting the classes and criteria for PT school, is this a good choice? There's no other career choice I rather go into but I understand the difficulty. Any advice and help would be greatly appreciated from ones with knowledge & people who have been accepted or applicants of PT school and physical therapist themselves. As said above I do play basketball which will make things wayyy more difficult Thanks from reading guy!
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Most schools have >500 applicants, some >1000. Pick a major that will allow you to enter into a good career field if physical therapy doesn't work out for you. Athletic training/sports doesn't offer many opportunities, as far as I know, so I would pick something different.
Nobody can tell you how well you will do in your first semester of college. It sounds like you will be busy, so be careful when taking a lot of hard science classes. I would observe some physical therapists as soon as possible to get a better idea of the different routes a PT can take, and do everything you can to keep your GPA up.
Nobody can tell you how well you will do in your first semester of college. It sounds like you will be busy, so be careful when taking a lot of hard science classes. I would observe some physical therapists as soon as possible to get a better idea of the different routes a PT can take, and do everything you can to keep your GPA up.
Thanks your info is much appreciated. I'm leaning towards kinesiology which offer a variety of jobs with just it's undergrads and plenty of opportunities with grad schools. Also sports/athletic training
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An undergrad degree in Athletic Training would offer you a lot more job opportunities than a Kinesiology degree would.
The main advice I would give is to do whatever you can to keep your grades up, because that's the number one thing PT programs look at and the strongest way to stand out. The most competitive applicants have 3.6-4.0 GPAs (prereq and overall). It doesn't matter which school you go to, as long as you get the grades. Remember that CC courses are not necessarily easier than those at a 4-year, but they are cheaper, and often smaller classes so you can get more personal attention from the instructors.
The main advice I would give is to do whatever you can to keep your grades up, because that's the number one thing PT programs look at and the strongest way to stand out. The most competitive applicants have 3.6-4.0 GPAs (prereq and overall). It doesn't matter which school you go to, as long as you get the grades. Remember that CC courses are not necessarily easier than those at a 4-year, but they are cheaper, and often smaller classes so you can get more personal attention from the instructors.
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You also need to choose a major that interests you and that offers you opportunities. I majored in geography but I didn't find 3D mapping interesting even though I managed to earn decent grades. Business, science, and engineering are the best choices.
