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Hi guys! I didn't see many threads that mentioned Florida schools, so I figured I'd start one. I'm applying to Nova (MOT & maybe OTD), UF, FGCU, St. Augustine (OTD), UTHSC, Georgia State, Adventist, and VCU. Feel free to share your stats as well as interviews scheduled and acceptances:)

GRE 153 Q 159 V 5 Writing
OTCAS Overall GPA 3.89
Interviews: Hopefully some good news soon!

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Hey! So I’m from VA but I really want to move to Florida so I will be applying to most of the Florida schools after I take the GRE. Here are my stats:

GPA:3.9 overall
Prerequisite GPA:4.0 for all schools
GRE: Taking November
Observational Hours: 400 at 8 different settings (2 outpatient peds, school, outpatient rehab, snf, acute care hospital, hand therapy, hippotherapy, and early intervention)
Volunteer experience: 500+ hours (homeless shelter, domestic abuse shelter, teaching ESL classes, tutoring kids, advocacy work for my church, day camp for kids with disabilities, sensory coordinator for a day program for adults with disabilities, bible school teacher etc)
Work Related: Aba therapist, qualified mental health specialist, Rehab aide,peer support for college students with disabilities, caregiver for kiddo with autism)
Other: CPR certification, medication administration certified, personal care aide certified, qualified mental health professional license, working on RBT license, I speak Spanish fluently. I also was an RA for two labs and was involved in many clubs but not any leader positions.

Applying to: Gannon OTD, Nova ( MOT and OTD), Adventist, UF, FGCU, St. Augustine( MOT) and Barry. I also applied to some other schools in NY and near VA.

Interview: Gannon OTD(11/1)

What do you guys think? I am worried about two things: the GRE, not the best test taker and that I withdrew Anatomy and Physiology 2 because of timing. I retook it and got an A but still worried if it looks bad. Let me know what you guys think and If I have a good chance at a Florida school.
 
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Hi everyone! I applied to NOVA MOT and MOT at Saint Augustine University. I'm originally from Philadelphia, but would love to move to Florida!

Major: Health Sciences, with a triple minor in Spanish, Psychology, and Exercise Physiology
Observational Hours: 200 (in pediatrics, hand therapy, and geriatrics)
GRE: 293, Writing: 4.5
GPA: 3.3
 
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Has anyone heard back from Nova? I submitted my video essay a few weeks ago
 
Has anyone heard back from Nova? I submitted my video essay a few weeks ago

Hey! I heard back from Nova (MOT) at the beginning of November, it took like a week and a half for them to send me an acceptance email after submitting the video essay. Good luck!
 
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Hey! I heard back from Nova (MOT) at the beginning of November, it took like a week and a half for them to send me an acceptance email after submitting the video essay. Good luck!
Great thanks!! And congrats!
 
Hey! So I’m from VA but I really want to move to Florida so I will be applying to most of the Florida schools after I take the GRE. Here are my stats:

GPA:3.9 overall
Prerequisite GPA:4.0 for all schools
GRE: Taking November
Observational Hours: 400 at 8 different settings (2 outpatient peds, school, outpatient rehab, snf, acute care hospital, hand therapy, hippotherapy, and early intervention)
Volunteer experience: 500+ hours (homeless shelter, domestic abuse shelter, teaching ESL classes, tutoring kids, advocacy work for my church, day camp for kids with disabilities, sensory coordinator for a day program for adults with disabilities, bible school teacher etc)
Work Related: Aba therapist, qualified mental health specialist, Rehab aide,peer support for college students with disabilities, caregiver for kiddo with autism)
Other: CPR certification, medication administration certified, personal care aide certified, qualified mental health professional license, working on RBT license, I speak Spanish fluently. I also was an RA for two labs and was involved in many clubs but not any leader positions.

Applying to: Gannon OTD, Nova ( MOT and OTD), Adventist, UF, FGCU, St. Augustine( MOT) and Barry. I also applied to some other schools in NY and near VA.

Interview: Gannon OTD(11/1)

What do you guys think? I am worried about two things: the GRE, not the best test taker and that I withdrew Anatomy and Physiology 2 because of timing. I retook it and got an A but still worried if it looks bad. Let me know what you guys think and If I have a good chance at a Florida school.
How did your Gannon OTD interview go? Did you hear back yet?
 
Hey guys! I applied to Nova, St Augustine, UF, and Barry. I've been accepted into Nova (MOT in Davie) so far! Has anyone else been accepted/plan on going? I did want to see how my UF application would pan out but it looks like they don't start reviewing apps until January ugh..
 
Hey all!

I just had my interview with UNE yesterday in Maine. They told us that they will give us decisions by next week or the week after... as great as this sounds though, my top choice is here in Florida. As I’m from here, schools are much cheaper in-state than elsewhere. I would really love to go to a school here, but if I get accepted there and have to wait three+ months to find out from here, I might die from anxiety. Plus, putting down a deposit and accepting then turning around and saying “sorry, I got accepted elsewhere” IMO looks bad and takes away from someone else who could’ve been accepted (yay for waitlist tho). But anyways, the schools I applied to down here are UF, FIU, and FGCU... hopefully at least one likes me! Good luck to you guys! I wasn’t the strongest student but I still got an interview invite so basically everyone has a shot!
 
Hey guys! Is anyone interviewing at FGCU in January? I have one scheduled for the 17th (yay!) but I wanted to see when the last day of interviews are so I can have an idea of when we might be hearing back :)
 
Hey guys! Is anyone interviewing at FGCU in January? I have one scheduled for the 17th (yay!) but I wanted to see when the last day of interviews are so I can have an idea of when we might be hearing back :)
Hey! When did FGCU contact you? I thought they’d start reaching out to applicants in January.
 
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Hey! When did FGCU contact you? I thought they’d start reaching out to applicants in January.
They called me 2ish weeks ago! I submitted my application in early October if that makes a difference, I’m not sure if they contact people based off of when they submitted their application. It came from a 239 number so be on the lookout for that!
 
Hey guys! Is anyone interviewing at FGCU in January? I have one scheduled for the 17th (yay!) but I wanted to see when the last day of interviews are so I can have an idea of when we might be hearing back :)
HOw was the interview with FGCU? Can you share what the format and/or questions were like? Thanks
 
Hey guys! Is anyone interviewing at FGCU in January? I have one scheduled for the 17th (yay!) but I wanted to see when the last day of interviews are so I can have an idea of when we might be hearing back :)
Since you had your interview at FGCU, do you have an idea of when you will hear something back? I have interview this Friday?
 
Since you had your interview at FGCU, do you have an idea of when you will hear something back? I have interview this Friday?
I actually forgot to ask I think in past years some people heard back in a week or two, but some other people it took maybe another month after their interview. I’m sure you’d be able to ask at the end of some of your interviews and get a better answer! Best of luck :)
 
I actually forgot to ask I think in past years some people heard back in a week or two, but some other people it took maybe another month after their interview. I’m sure you’d be able to ask at the end of some of your interviews and get a better answer! Best of luck :)
Yes I am getting pretty nervous! Best of luck to you too:)
 
Since you had your interview at FGCU, do you have an idea of when you will hear something back? I have interview this Friday?
Good luck! When did they reach out to offer you an interview?
 
Hey guys! Is anyone interviewing at FGCU in January? I have one scheduled for the 17th (yay!) but I wanted to see when the last day of interviews are so I can have an idea of when we might be hearing back :)
I interviewed on the 10th! They said anywhere from 2 weeks to 2 months which doesn’t help much
 
I am guessing they send out official rejections also? So you know for sure either way?
I feel like they probably do, but we still have a while until we need to start worrying about that since they just finished interviews a couple of days ago :)
 
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Has anyone applied to Nova’s OTD program and heard back? If so, how long after being verified did you hear back??
 
Hey! I applied to UF a little later than I hoped (October). Has anyone heard anything from them?
 
Hey!
So I applied to UF wayyyy back in September and went to the open house they had in November and they said they would just send out admissions in early March or in their words “spring break time” so it’s still a little over a month away. Good luck to you!
 
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Hey!
So I applied to UF wayyyy back in September and went to the open house they had in November and they said they would just send out admissions in early March or in their words “spring break time” so it’s still a little over a month away. Good luck to you!
Does this mean they don’t do interviews? Just decisions?
 
Does this mean they don’t do interviews? Just decisions?
yea UF doesn't do interviews and they're trying to send out decisions by the last week of February, first week of March at the latest
 
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Hello! If anyone has applied to advent - how long was your supplemental essay about attending a faith based institution? I just don't know how long to make it because the max is 9999 words :/ thank you in advance!
 
Has anyone applied to Nova’s OTD program and heard back? If so, how long after being verified did you hear back??
Hi I applied in mid December and received an interview invitation the week of January 20! I turned in my interview essay video the week of January 27 but still haven’t heard back from them. Have you heard anything yet?
 
Hi I applied in mid December and received an interview invitation the week of January 20! I turned in my interview essay video the week of January 27 but still haven’t heard back from them. Have you heard anything yet?
Hi! Did they email you letting you know they received your video? I submitted my video on Saturday and received an email Monday morning saying that I’d hear back in two weeks.
 
Hi! Did they email you letting you know they received your video? I submitted my video on Saturday and received an email Monday morning saying that I’d hear back in two weeks.
Yes they emailed me like 3 days afterwards to tell me that they received my video and that I will hear back in two weeks but it’s been about 4 weeks now. When did you get your video interview invitation?
 
Yes they emailed me like 3 days afterwards to tell me that they received my video and that I will hear back in two weeks but it’s been about 4 weeks now. When did you get your video interview invitation?
February 7th! That’s crazy, I hope they get back to you soon. Are you going to reach out to them if you don’t hear back soon?
 
I live in florida now, been a practicing OT here for over 4 years.. and have had 5 level II students as a CI. FIU students are well prepared I will say that.
 
Hi has anyone heard from UF and if so when did they email you? I saw through social media that some people had been accepted today so im just on edge!!! Thanks in advance!
 
Hi has anyone heard from UF and if so when did they email you? I saw through social media that some people had been accepted today so im just on edge!!! Thanks in advance!

I just got accepted into UF earlier today!! I got the email around 2pm EST! I hope you get an email very soon!! Where did you see on social media?
 
I just got accepted into UF earlier today!! I got the email around 2pm EST! I hope you get an email very soon!! Where did you see on social media?

OMG Congrats!!! So exciting! I just saw one of my friends congratulating another person who was accepted. Was the email in your regular folder? I know sometimes they get lost so I have been checking like a crazy person.

Also do you happen to know if they send out all of their decisions at once? Thanks so much!
 
Hi has anyone heard from UF and if so when did they email you? I saw through social media that some people had been accepted today so im just on edge!!! Thanks in advance!

Yes! They sent acceptance letters this morning!
 
OMG Congrats!!! So exciting! I just saw one of my friends congratulating another person who was accepted. Was the email in your regular folder? I know sometimes they get lost so I have been checking like a crazy person.

Also do you happen to know if they send out all of their decisions at once? Thanks so much!

Thank you!!! I have gmail and it came to my primary inbox. I’m not positive on if they send their decisions out all at once or not. I do know from looking at previous forums that some people found out at a later date than others, which may be due to those who decline their acceptances, and so spots open back up. I believe they do send emails for declinations and also if you have been waitlisted too
 
Has anyone applied to Nova’s OTD program and heard back? If so, how long after being verified did you hear back??
Hi! I applied back in Oct 2019, received an email for being selected for a video interview a few days after, submitted the video within a week, and was given a phone call acceptance the week after in Nov 2019.
 
Hi! I applied back in Oct 2019, received an email for being selected for a video interview a few days after, submitted the video within a week, and was given a phone call acceptance the week after in Nov 2019.
You heard back fast! Congrats! Will you be attending Nova?
 
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You heard back fast! Congrats! Will you be attending Nova?
Thank you so much! I’ve currently been accepted to 3/4 OTD programs that I’ve applied to. Currently still waiting on a response from UF, which happens to be my alma mater so it’d be great to go back. However, my down payments have been in for Nova and I would be starting in May! I’m excited to get this journey started regardless.
 
Thank you so much! I’ve currently been accepted to 3/4 OTD programs that I’ve applied to. Currently still waiting on a response from UF, which happens to be my alma mater so it’d be great to go back. However, my down payments have been in for Nova and I would be starting in May! I’m excited to get this journey started regardless.
Are you on the waitlist for UF or you haven’t heard anything at all?
 
Hey all,
Just heard from UF this morning via email... and got rejected outright. While it hurts to be rejected from my top choice, I’ve been accepted elsewhere and look forward to starting this summer. Congrats to those who got accepted, you all deserve it!
 
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Hey all,
Just heard from UF this morning via email... and got rejected outright. While it hurts to be rejected from my top choice, I’ve been accepted elsewhere and look forward to starting this summer. Congrats to those who got accepted, you all deserve it!
Did you receive an email saying you had been accepted and then received an email saying you had been denied?
 
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