GPA's, GRE's, XTRA's, ACCEPTANCES

[woohoo123]

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hey all, anyone interviewing at wheeling jesuit on january 16th interested in sharing transportation/hotel?
I'll be flying to Pittsburg international please let me know! Good luck to everyone
Or if there's anyone that lives locally willing to offer a lift (w/compensation)

 

[heaq12]

UPDATE: Interviews and ACCEPTANCE

I'm a non traditional student so this will be a bit different from other posts above...

BS: Virginia Tech, Animal and Poultry Sciences
BS GPA: 2.77
Post Bac GPA: 3.86 (took anatomy, physics, and statistics here)
MS: Virginia Tech, Dairy Science, planned graduation date May 2015 (my area of research is antibiotic resistance and its proliferation, so more of a pubic health focus, with classes like immunology and pathogenic bacteriology)
MS GPA: 3.81
GRE: 167 V 154 Q 5.0 AW

PreReq GPA: 3.48 (currently retaking chemistry to bump this up)

Work experience: 3 yrs in poultry genetics research, 3 yrs in antibiotic resistance research & last year I worked full time, attended grad school full time, and completed my thesis study (needless to say I didn't sleep much). This year I'm a full time grad student on a merit based assistantship.

3 pending publications, 3 published abstracts. TA for Animal Anatomy & Physiology lab (2 credit lab w/actual dissection of pig/sheep/cow). TA for a professional development class as well (helping teach undergrads how to write professionally and construct resumes etc.)

Shadowing hours: 120 outpatient, 24 skilled nursing, 8 inpatient (neuro) (it was difficult to fit in shadowing hours while working full time, but I think this will be adequate)

Applied to: USC (South Carolina), Radford, Lynchbug, Shenandoah, Marymount (MD), George Washington, UMD-Baltimore, UMES, Sacred Heart, Marshall

Interviews: George Washington (11/21), Shenandoah 12/15, Marshall 1/7, Marymount 1/24

Rejections: Radford, UMD

Acceptances: SHENANDOAH!! (12/29)

 

[Romazicon]

FINAL UPDATE! (Attending)

University: UT Arlington
Major: Kinesiology - Exercise Science(Clinical Health Professions Track)
Overall GPA: 4.00
Pre-Req GPA: 4.00
GRE: Q157 V145 AW 4.0 I studied for 4 days. I should've studied more. But early decision deadline was closing in for TWU I took it Aug 10, 2014 and scores were sent Aug 20 Pheww..
Volunteer/ Observation Hours: 500+ Outpatient Orthopedics. 42 In-Patient LTAC. 20 Pediatrics (Sports), 135 Cardiopulmonary Rehab Internship

Applying: UT Southwestern, Texas Woman's University, University of North Texas Health Science Center
Interviews: UT Southwestern (10/09/14)
Acceptances: UT Southwestern (10/15/14), Texas Woman's University (11/21/14) (Officially DECLINED offer 12/17/14)
Rejections: N/A
Attending: UT Southwestern Class of 2017

Additional Information of my application statuses:

UTSW:
Transcripts arrived by 8/27/14
Date submitted on PTCAS 8/29/14
GPA Calculated 9/4/14
Application Mailed 9/9/14
Found out I got an interview (unofficially through e-mail when talking to admissions) on 9/15/14
Interviewed 10/9/14
Accepted 10/15/14

TWU:
Submitted 8/26/14
No news yet. Since I didn't meet the criteria (missed a couple of points in my verbal and AW in GRE) for early decision admissions, my application will be moved to regular admissions decision (will be probably notified mid Oct. through e-mail), and I will be told then if I got in or not (probably by late Dec).
I received this information by Mary Beth through e-mail on 10/7/14.
Got a call at 3:25 pm CST on 11/21/14 about my acceptance!!!

UNT: Submitted 8/19/14
No news yet.

 

[daphersDPT]

UPDATE: ACCEPTANCE!! 😀 😀

University: University of Maryland, College Park
Major: Cell Biology and Genetics, Minor in Human Development
Cumulative GPA: 3.24
Pre-Req GPA: 3.47 (PTCAS)
GRE: V 155, Q 155, AW 4.5

Extracurriculars: Kappa Phi Lambda (Minor and Exec board positions), involved in a lot of church stuff (worship leader, teen counselor, activities supervisor), research assistant for the Smith school at UMD, etc.

Experience: Outpatient Ortho PT (200+ hours, working as a tech), Inpatient hospital (25 hours)

Applied: University of Maryland Baltimore, UMES, GWU, Shenandoah, Marymount, UNC Chapel Hill, Franklin Pierce (NH), Duquesne, Loma Linda, U of Southern California, Western U, Azusa Pacific

Interviews: Loma Linda (Skype 12/14), Shenandoah (12/16), GWU (1/22)

Rejections: Azusa Pacific, UMBaltimore, UMES, Marymount

Acceptances: SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY! (12/29)

 

[cascol94]

First Post!

University: Quinnipiac University
Major: Pre-PT
Minor: Psychology
Cumulative GPA: 3.80 (3.83 after academic update)
Pre-Req GPA: 3.75 (PTCAS)
GRE: V 152, Q 160, AW 5.5

Extracurriculars: Honors program, honors society for allied health professionals, best buddies, spirit club, habitat for humanity, volunteer work... also graduated in 3 years is a bonus to my application.

Experience: Outpatient (2 settings)= 150 hours, Inpatient (1 setting)= 20 hours

Applied: MGH, BU, USC, Northeastern, Duke

Interviews: MGH (1/24)

Rejections: N/A

Acceptances:

 

[ktachiba]

Update Interview
UC Irvine '09
Major: Business Economics
Overall GPA: 3.59
Pre-Req GPA: 3.86
Math & Science: 3.68
GRE: 410V, 740Q, 4.0 AW
Observation: 200+ outpatient, 70 skilled nursing
Extra Curricular: Intramural basketball & softball, Orange County Rescue Mission volunteer, church volunteer

Applying: Puget Sound, U of Washington, CSUN, USC, Western, UNLV, UCF, Northern Arizona, LIU, CSU Fresno, Nazereth, West Coast, URI, U of New England, Mayo, Nova, Seton Hall, George Washington, U of Montana, Shenandoah University, Lynchburg

Interviews: UNE (10/3), LIU Brooklyn (11/3), Nazereth (Declined), URI (1/4), Shenandoah (declined), Western (still deciding on date), CSUF (1/23), West Coast (1/23)
Rejections: Mayo
Waitlist: Nova, CSUN (#95)
Unable to come to decision: Lynchburg (11/13)
Acceptance: UNE, LIU Brooklyn (declined)

Trying to decide whether to go to the West Coast or CSUF interview...leaning towards CSUF

 

[schwartzy55]

First post as well.

University: The Pennsylvania State University
Major: Kinesiology
Cumulative GPA: 3.40
Pre-req GPA: 3.05 (PTCAS - goes up depending on program since I retook two pre-req courses)
GRE: 149v 150q 4.0AW

Applied: Chatham, Drexel, Elon, GW, Lynchburg, Marshall, Murphy Deming College of Health and Sciences (MDCHS), Marymount, Shenandoah, Temple, Wingate, Neumann, Alvernia

Acceptances: None as of yet

Rejections: Drexel (mail), Temple (email 12/9), Regis (email 12/9)

Interviews: MDCHS (9/26), Marshall (1/5), Neumann (1/13), Marymount (1/24)

Waitlists: Lynchburg (11/7, unable to come to a decision), Chatham (11/20), MDCHS (11/24), Elon (12/17)

Definitely some options - keeping my fingers crossed! Second time applying.

 

[OSUkid]

Update Interview
UC Irvine '09
Major: Business Economics
Overall GPA: 3.59
Pre-Req GPA: 3.86
Math & Science: 3.68
GRE: 410V, 740Q, 4.0 AW
Observation: 200+ outpatient, 70 skilled nursing
Extra Curricular: Intramural basketball & softball, Orange County Rescue Mission volunteer, church volunteer

Applying: Puget Sound, U of Washington, CSUN, USC, Western, UNLV, UCF, Northern Arizona, LIU, CSU Fresno, Nazereth, West Coast, URI, U of New England, Mayo, Nova, Seton Hall, George Washington, U of Montana, Shenandoah University, Lynchburg

Interviews: UNE (10/3), LIU Brooklyn (11/3), Nazereth (Declined), URI (1/4), Shenandoah (declined), Western (still deciding on date), CSUF (1/23 or 1/31)
Rejections: Mayo
Waitlist: Nova, CSUN (#95)
Unable to come to decision: Lynchburg (11/13)
Acceptance: UNE, LIU Brooklyn (declined)

Excited to finally be hearing back from westcoast schools...CSUF is also the cheapest school I applied to, even though cost isn't my main deciding factor

Im suprised knj27 did not like this :/ .

 

[DesertPT]

Im suprised knj27 did not like this :/ .

Lol missed one....just want everyone to know that somebody out there is happy for them...even if its some random weirdo on the internet...

 

[Jersey DPT]

First post!

University: East Stroudsburg University
Major: Biology
Cumulative GPA: 3.1
Pre-req GPA: 3.4 with retaken classes
GRE: 145v 144q 3.5aw
Observation Hours: over 2,000 as a pt aide in an outpatient facility, 50+ in acute and sub acute inpatient facility, 15 school, 150 as an intern in another outpatient facility, and about 25 in a pediatric setting

Applied: Rutgers U. Stratford, Downstate Medical Center, College ofmStaten Island, Touro College, Mercy College, Dominican U., U. Of Jamestown, U. Of New England, Hampton U., Touro U., Wheeling Jesuit U.

Acceptances: None yet

Rejections: Touro College NY

Interviews: Wheeling Jesuit (1/16)!

Waitlists: None yet

This is my third time applying and my first interview so I am really nervous and excited. If anyone has any tips I would greatly appreciate all and any help. Hopefully retaking prerequisite classes and receiving A's will get me in this year! Good luck to everyone!

 

[ktachiba]

Lol missed one....just want everyone to know that somebody out there is happy for them...even if its some random weirdo on the internet...

feelin' the love bro

 

[hayleytron]

Lol missed one....just want everyone to know that somebody out there is happy for them...even if its some random weirdo on the internet...

sooooo i just want to give a big shoutout to knj27 for liking all these posts and telling me that i didn't have to freak out and cry about getting into school when i was pretty sure i was hopeless.

i don't know you, but i think you're pretty neat. good job being a rad human!

my updates: interviews at dominican 1/13, stony brook 1/24, belmont 1/23, west coast 2/14, and rosalind franklin 1/17.

 

[trika22]

Major: Exercise Science
Overall Undergrad GPA: 3.95
Pre-Req GPA: 3.98
Community/Work/Other: Dean's List, numerous health related organizations around campus, Salvation Army. On-campus job and a job as a waiter during summers.
Volunteer Hours: 175 outpatient with all types of specialties - peds, ortho, geriatrics, pool therapy, lymphedema. 40 acute care.
GRE: V 162, 160 Q, 4.5 W

Applying: Delaware, George Washington, Maryland - Baltimore, VCU, ODU, UNC Chapel Hill, WCU, Elon, Winston Salem State, Duke, Emory, Marymount, Shenandoah, Pittsburgh

Interviews: Delaware (9/15), Maryland - Baltimore (decided not to accept), GWU (declined), Marymount (declined), Shenandoah (declined), Western Carolina (declined) Emory (1/16), UNC (1/31)

Accepted: Delaware, ODU, Winston Salem State

Rejected: Elon

Waitlist: Pittsburgh

Gonna come down to UNC, Duke, Emory, and UDel.

 

[CH2014]

Update Interview
UC Irvine '09
Major: Business Economics
Overall GPA: 3.59
Pre-Req GPA: 3.86
Math & Science: 3.68
GRE: 410V, 740Q, 4.0 AW
Observation: 200+ outpatient, 70 skilled nursing
Extra Curricular: Intramural basketball & softball, Orange County Rescue Mission volunteer, church volunteer

Applying: Puget Sound, U of Washington, CSUN, USC, Western, UNLV, UCF, Northern Arizona, LIU, CSU Fresno, Nazereth, West Coast, URI, U of New England, Mayo, Nova, Seton Hall, George Washington, U of Montana, Shenandoah University, Lynchburg

Interviews: UNE (10/3), LIU Brooklyn (11/3), Nazereth (Declined), URI (1/4), Shenandoah (declined), Western (still deciding on date), CSUF (1/23), West Coast (1/23)
Rejections: Mayo
Waitlist: Nova, CSUN (#95)
Unable to come to decision: Lynchburg (11/13)
Acceptance: UNE, LIU Brooklyn (declined)

Trying to decide whether to go to the West Coast or CSUF interview...leaning towards CSUF

Couldn't get a date change for one of them?

 

[ktachiba]

Couldn't get a date change for one of them?

Yeah I'm thinking bout doing that, but these schools aren't really on my "top schools" list so I don't really feel compelled to visit them both. And since Western is already located in the Los Angeles area, I think I would prefer to visit Fresno over West Coast. But we'll see, I might try and visit both...I have lots of free time until PT school starts lol.

 

[woohoo123]

keep in mind that west coast is not accredited yet

 

[ktachiba]

keep in mind that west coast is not accredited yet

oh really? interesting, I didn't know that. I thought it was accredited already.

 

[CH2014]

Yeah I'm thinking bout doing that, but these schools aren't really on my "top schools" list so I don't really feel compelled to visit them both. And since Western is already located in the Los Angeles area, I think I would prefer to visit Fresno over West Coast. But we'll see, I might try and visit both...I have lots of free time until PT school starts lol.

Ok, well good luck at the interviews!

 

[DjT3kN]

oh really? interesting, I didn't know that. I thought it was accredited already.

Nope they are in "Candidacy for Accredidation". However, that doesn't worry me one bit. The campus and equipment is new. They have a fall back plan for their students, if in any likelihood they fail candidacy, AND being that they need to get accredited... I feel that gives them more incentive to make certain that their students do well and pass the NPTE. The only thing that bugs me is that they don't have an anatomy dissection lab. 🙁 It is all electronic...

Oh and WestCoast is in LA, 10 min away from me so that wouldn't be too bad of a commute. 😛

 

[hockeygoalie]

Update Acceptance!

University: University of Maine Orono
Major: Landscape Horticulture
Cumulative GPA: 3.13 after academic update will be 3.15.
Pre-Req GPA: 3.66-3.98 depending on the school
GRE: 157V 150Q 4.0AW

Extra-Curric: Not applicable due to being a nontraditional student, when I was in college I volunteered at the humane society shelter and was in the outing club. Currently I play hockey as well.

Observation: 36 outpatient orthopedics 30 Nursing home with subacute patients and residents 12 Pediatrics with a PT working in a school 2 Home Care. I would have liked to do more but working full time and taking classes makes it hard to fit observation hours in

Applied: Umass Lowell, BU, Simmons, MGHIHP, UNE, Northeastern. Will be adding Franklin Pierce NH as well.

Acceptances: Simmons!

Rejections: Umass Lowell

Interviews: MGH 1/31

For those with low cumulative GPA's there's hope. I graduated with a 2.86 worked hard over the last two years to bring it up to a 3.13. Super psyched about my acceptance as I wasn't sure if I would get any.

 

[arey508]

ACCEPTANCE!!

University of Delaware '14
Major: Exercise Science
Overall Undergrad GPA: 3.32
Pre-Req GPA: 3.09-3.4 depending on the program
Extra Curricular: Dean's List for 3 semesters, Alpha Phi Omega (service fraternity), Sigma Delta Pi (Hispanic Honor Society), research with the University of Delaware PT department on Total Joint Replacements for ~2 years
Volunteer Hours: 262 outpatient with geriatrics and lymphedema, 12 strictly geriatrics at a nursing home
GRE: V 155, 154 Q, 4.5 W

Applying: Drexel, Temple, Duke, Delaware, Simmons College, Stony Brook, Marymount, Sacred Heart, Nova Southeastern, Dominican College, Chapman

Interviews: Delaware (10/17)

Accepted: SIMMONS COLLEGE!!!!

Rejected: too many to count


I've always been so intimidated by many of the posts on here for the incredible profiles (you guys are all wonderful), but I'm just very happy and grateful to join everyone with an acceptance! Even with a low GPA, there is definitely hope!

 

[ktachiba]

Nope they are in "Candidacy for Accredidation". However, that doesn't worry me one bit. The campus and equipment is new. They have a fall back plan for their students, if in any likelihood they fail candidacy, AND being that they need to get accredited... I feel that gives them more incentive to make certain that their students do well and pass the NPTE. The only thing that bugs me is that they don't have an anatomy dissection lab. 🙁 It is all electronic...

Oh and WestCoast is in LA, 10 min away from me so that wouldn't be too bad of a commute. 😛

Cool, thanks for the info!

 

[R.stellar]

My Stats:

University: SUNY Binghamton
Degree: B.A. Philosophy, Politics, and Law

Overall GPA: Is this "Total GPA" on the PTCAS application page?
Pre-Req GPA: 3.23
GRE: 148 Quant 152 Verbal 4.5 AW
Volunteer Hours: 128 outpatient Ortho/Neuro/Peds, 35 inpatient Peds/Neuro/ICU
Extras: Yoga Instructor, business owner (I sell my artwork on etsy), academic tutor, 1.5 years working in a NYC hospital as assistant director of the blood donor program, 1 year working at corporate law firm in Manhattan, 1 month travel to southeast Asia on volunteer trip, 1 year volunteer program with local yoga studio, I also work at Upstate part time in a student position.

Applied: Columbia, UVM (Dual Degree DPT+Neuro PhD), SUNY Upstate

Accepted: unsure

Interviews: SUNY Upstate

What do you guys think of my stats? Some people posting on here have crazy stats! I was an undergrad who graduated, worked for five years, then went back to school for the prerequisites and am currently taking those, finishing them up. Has anyone heard about Upstate's interview process, are they a selective school when it comes to interviews?

Thanks 🙂

 

[ktachiba]

Update Interview
UC Irvine '09
Major: Business Economics
Overall GPA: 3.59
Pre-Req GPA: 3.86
Math & Science: 3.68
GRE: 410V, 740Q, 4.0 AW
Observation: 200+ outpatient, 70 skilled nursing
Extra Curricular: Intramural basketball & softball, Orange County Rescue Mission volunteer, church volunteer

Applying: Puget Sound, U of Washington, CSUN, USC, Western, UNLV, UCF, Northern Arizona, LIU, CSU Fresno, Nazereth, West Coast, URI, U of New England, Mayo, Nova, Seton Hall, George Washington, U of Montana, Shenandoah University, Lynchburg

Interviews: UNE (10/3), LIU Brooklyn (11/3), Nazereth (Declined), URI (1/4), Shenandoah (declined), Western (2/12), CSUF (1/30), West Coast (Declined), UNLV (1/23)
Rejections: Mayo
Waitlist: Nova, CSUN (#95)
Unable to come to decision: Lynchburg (11/13)
Acceptance: UNE, LIU Brooklyn (declined)

Excited to have a reason to visit Las Vegas hahaha...Def gonna hit up the casinos...UNLV seems like a great program too

 

[DjT3kN]

Update Interview
UC Irvine '09
Major: Business Economics
Overall GPA: 3.59
Pre-Req GPA: 3.86
Math & Science: 3.68
GRE: 410V, 740Q, 4.0 AW
Observation: 200+ outpatient, 70 skilled nursing
Extra Curricular: Intramural basketball & softball, Orange County Rescue Mission volunteer, church volunteer

Applying: Puget Sound, U of Washington, CSUN, USC, Western, UNLV, UCF, Northern Arizona, LIU, CSU Fresno, Nazereth, West Coast, URI, U of New England, Mayo, Nova, Seton Hall, George Washington, U of Montana, Shenandoah University, Lynchburg

Interviews: UNE (10/3), LIU Brooklyn (11/3), Nazereth (Declined), URI (1/4), Shenandoah (declined), Western (2/12), CSUF (1/30), West Coast (Declined), UNLV (1/23)
Rejections: Mayo
Waitlist: Nova, CSUN (#95)
Unable to come to decision: Lynchburg (11/13)
Acceptance: UNE, LIU Brooklyn (declined)

Excited to have a reason to visit Las Vegas hahaha...Def gonna hit up the casinos...UNLV seems like a great program too

@ktachiba LIES! You know he's going to go to the casinos, get time consumed at the tables, and forget his interview!!! It always happens... LOL!

 

[ktachiba]

@ktachiba LIES! You know he's going to go to the casinos, get time consumed at the tables, and forget his interview!!! It always happens... LOL!

Hahaha... What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas lol

 

[DjT3kN]

Hahaha... What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas lol

@ktachiba Or Youtube... 😉

 

[DesertPT]

 

[DesertPT]

3000th post in this thread!! Woot! lol

 

[DesertPT]

feelin' the love bro

 

[DesertPT]

sooooo i just want to give a big shoutout to knj27 for liking all these posts and telling me that i didn't have to freak out and cry about getting into school when i was pretty sure i was hopeless.

i don't know you, but i think you're pretty neat. good job being a rad human!

my updates: interviews at dominican 1/13, stony brook 1/24, belmont 1/23, west coast 2/14, and rosalind franklin 1/17.

If you go to five interview and don't get accepted somewhere I would be completely and totally shocked...at this point all you need to do is not act like a total weirdo at your interviews and I'm sure you are going to get in somewhere. 👍

4 interviews in 11 days though...are you going to be able to make it to all of them?

 

[DesertPT]

Update Acceptance!

University: University of Maine Orono
Major: Landscape Horticulture
Cumulative GPA: 3.13 after academic update will be 3.15.
Pre-Req GPA: 3.66-3.98 depending on the school
GRE: 157V 150Q 4.0AW

Extra-Curric: Not applicable due to being a nontraditional student, when I was in college I volunteered at the humane society shelter and was in the outing club. Currently I play hockey as well.

Observation: 36 outpatient orthopedics 30 Nursing home with subacute patients and residents 12 Pediatrics with a PT working in a school 2 Home Care. I would have liked to do more but working full time and taking classes makes it hard to fit observation hours in

Applied: Umass Lowell, BU, Simmons, MGHIHP, UNE, Northeastern. Will be adding Franklin Pierce NH as well.

Acceptances: Simmons!

Rejections: Umass Lowell

Interviews: MGH 1/31

For those with low cumulative GPA's there's hope. I graduated with a 2.86 worked hard over the last two years to bring it up to a 3.13. Super psyched about my acceptance as I wasn't sure if I would get any.

Nice one

 

[DesertPT]

Overall GPA: Is this "Total GPA" on the PTCAS application page?

Yes.

 

[DesertPT]

What do you guys think of my stats?

You're stats are average. The fact that you have an interview already is a good sign. Hopefully you have some strong LORs, a strong essay and nail the interview. You've got a good chance if you do, but it does kind of depend on how the process works at that school and what they place the most weight on.

 

[DesertPT]

Update Interview
Excited to have a reason to visit Las Vegas hahaha...Def gonna hit up the casinos...UNLV seems like a great program too

👍 You'll have to let all of us scheduled for the 30th know how it goes.

 

[itzsommyjr]

University: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor / Wayne State University
Major: Psychology
Cumulative GPA: 3.65
Pre-Req GPA: 4.00
Math & Science GPA: 3.88
GRE: Haven't taken yet

Extra-Curric: I'm a non-traditional student, so I don't know how much this matters, but during my first time through undergrad, I had a number of mental health-related volunteer opportunities, including prison inmate advocacy through American Friends Service Committee and at the Center for Forensic Psychiatry in Milan, MI. Since graduating, I've mostly stayed busy through work, splitting time between a couple of jobs in music retail and freelancing guitar lessons. Physical fitness is very important to me, and I spend a significant amount of time running and lifting weights.

Observation: Just started a part-time job, 30 hours a week at an outpatient clinic about 40 minutes from my house. I'm hoping to pick up a few other observation opportunities here and there on other open days during the week.

Applied: Haven't applied yet, looking to apply for the 2016 cycle.

Acceptances: N/A

Rejections: N/A

Interviews: N/A

I realize I'm still a bit early on here, but I'm just curious as to what the opinions of some other pre-PT/PT students might be as to where I'm at. I'm a non-traditional student, having graduated from University of Michigan back in 2007; I'd originally planned on going to law school, but after taking a couple of undergraduate law classes near the end of my undergraduate tenure, I decided that wasn't right for me. I didn't want to just head back into graduate school without a clear idea of what I wanted to do. Seven years later, it became obvious that PT was the right route for me, and I headed back to school in 2013. While I've thought of potentially going to med school and ending up in PM&R, I really feel like PT is the right place for me due to the amount of hands-on experience spent with patients.

I guess my questions are as follows:

I realize that my original undergraduate GPA of 3.65, while not bad, is unimpressive by PT admissions standards. Given that my pre-PT prerequisites are all done, should I expect admissions committees to bolster the possibility that I might be invited for an interview based on the fact that I have a 4.00 in all of my pre-PT classes that I've finished over the past year, or is it more likely that my adjusted overall GPA (which will end up at around a 3.75 after calculating in PT prerequisites) will have a larger impact. I'd like to believe that the PT prereqs are more important, but I really don't know for a fact.

My goal is to cast my net locally and stay local if possible -- Wayne State University, Oakland University, University of Toledo, University of Michigan-Flint, and Central Michigan University are my primary schools of interest, with Oakland University and Wayne State being my biggest targets (I even took most of my PT prerequisites at Wayne State hoping to get in there). Staying local is important to me if possible, as I am in my thirties and my parents are approaching their seventies (not to mention that my girlfriend is planning on moving back from Boston to be with me soon) and I would like to be near home if possible to take care of them. I realize that I may be making a big error by letting this dictate where I end up in school, but I'm hoping that my 4.00 GPA in my prerequisites will help me out.

I have not yet taken the GRE, and am planning on prepping for it over the next few months. I've generally performed well on standardized tests in the past.

Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you!

 

[firegirl15]

UPDATE:

University: Elon University
Major: Exercise Science
Cumulative GPA: 3.59
Pre-Req GPA: 3.2-3.3 depending on the school (PTCAS 3.17)
GRE: 156 V, 157 Q, 4.0 AW
Observation Hours: 64.08 outpatient
Extra Curricular: varsity dance team, feature twirler, SAAC representative, Presbyterian Student Fellowship, Alpha Xi Delta, FPC middle school youth volunteer, special olympics, Church of the Brethren workcamps, buddy break, Elonthon, Little Pink Houses of Hope, physiotherapy research in multiple cities in Ireland, Elon youth dance/cheer coach

Applied: Simmons (7/4), MGH (8/11), Franklin Pierce (NH) (8/11), Shenandoah (8/11), Radford (8/11), Elon (8/11), Belmont (8/31), MUSC (8/15), Lynchburg (10/15)

Interviews: Shenandoah (12/16), Elon (3/12)

Rejected: MGH (1/4), Belmont (1/5)

Accepted:

Differed to Regular Decision: MUSC (12/12)

Other: Lynchburg (a final decision could not be reached - 11/7)

 

[firegirl15]

Congrats on your Simmons acceptance! How did they contact you?

ACCEPTANCE!!

University of Delaware '14
Major: Exercise Science
Overall Undergrad GPA: 3.32
Pre-Req GPA: 3.09-3.4 depending on the program
Extra Curricular: Dean's List for 3 semesters, Alpha Phi Omega (service fraternity), Sigma Delta Pi (Hispanic Honor Society), research with the University of Delaware PT department on Total Joint Replacements for ~2 years
Volunteer Hours: 262 outpatient with geriatrics and lymphedema, 12 strictly geriatrics at a nursing home
GRE: V 155, 154 Q, 4.5 W

Applying: Drexel, Temple, Duke, Delaware, Simmons College, Stony Brook, Marymount, Sacred Heart, Nova Southeastern, Dominican College, Chapman

Interviews: Delaware (10/17)

Accepted: SIMMONS COLLEGE!!!!

Rejected: too many to count


I've always been so intimidated by many of the posts on here for the incredible profiles (you guys are all wonderful), but I'm just very happy and grateful to join everyone with an acceptance! Even with a low GPA, there is definitely hope!

 

[hockeygoalie]

Congrats on your Simmons acceptance! How did they contact you?

I was also accepted at Simmons and they mailed me a letter.

 

[DesertPT]

UPDATE:

University: Elon University
Major: Exercise Science
Cumulative GPA: 3.59
Pre-Req GPA: 3.2-3.3 depending on the school (PTCAS 3.17)
GRE: 156 V, 157 Q, 4.0 AW
Observation Hours: 64.08 outpatient
Extra Curricular: varsity dance team, feature twirler, SAAC representative, Presbyterian Student Fellowship, Alpha Xi Delta, FPC middle school youth volunteer, special olympics, Church of the Brethren workcamps, buddy break, Elonthon, Little Pink Houses of Hope, physiotherapy research in multiple cities in Ireland, Elon youth dance/cheer coach

Applied: Simmons (7/4), MGH (8/11), Franklin Pierce (NH) (8/11), Shenandoah (8/11), Radford (8/11), Elon (8/11), Belmont (8/31), MUSC (8/15), Lynchburg (10/15)

Interviews: Shenandoah (12/16), Elon (3/12)

Rejected: MGH (1/4), Belmont (1/5)

Accepted:

Differed to Regular Decision: MUSC (12/12)

Other: Lynchburg (a final decision could not be reached - 11/7)

Was this an update just for rejection? Guess I can't click like on this one...

 

[elefuntsumbrero]

First Post!

After much time creeping on everyone's stats finally time to post.

University: University of Mount Olive
Major: Biology Minor: Chemistry
Overall GPA: 3.69
Pre-Req GPA: 3.89
GRE: 155 V, 148 Q, 3.5 AW
Observation Hours: 500+ Working as aide in outpatient clinic, 35 home health

Extra-Curric: 4 year collegiate athlete, president of biology club, president of Tribeta chapter, Historian for Collegiate Academy of the North Carolina Academy of Science, 2 years of under graduate research, student assistant soccer coach NCAA DII

Volunteer: AmeriCorps NCCC/FEMA Corps alumni (10 month volunteer program), 6 week medical volunteer trip in Peru, 2 week medical volunteer trip in Costa Rica, Various hours with habitat for humanity/soup kitchens/fundraisers.

Applied: George Washington U, Radford, Marymount, ODU, Shenandoah, UMD Baltimore, UNC, Pitt, VCU, WVU

Interviews: Radford U, Shenandoah, Marymount (Declining), UNC!!! (1/31)

Rejections: UMD-Baltimore

Acceptances: Radford, Shenandoah

I was nervous about not hearing back from other school and paid the $500 deposit for Radford and got my acceptance for Shenandoah a week later -_- I was pretty much set on SU-Leesburg campus as it is 10 minutes from my house but then I got the interview from UNC and was stunned. I still can't believe I got an interview based on my stats and being out of state.
UNC offers scholarships for most students from what I understand... does anyone know how significant these scholarships can be/a tuition for out of state students? (everything I found is out of date)

You guys are awesome. The camaraderie on this forum is incredible.

 

[DesertPT]

I don't know how much this matters, but during my first time through undergrad, I had a number of mental health-related volunteer opportunities, including prison inmate advocacy through American Friends Service Committee and at the Center for Forensic Psychiatry in Milan, MI.

It does matter, but not greatly. But it's a good thing to be able to include on the volunteer activities section of the application, and to be able to talk about in an interview if the moment/question happened to be right.

Just started a part-time job, 30 hours a week at an outpatient clinic about 40 minutes from my house. I'm hoping to pick up a few other observation opportunities here and there on other open days during the week.

Try to focus on getting inpatient observation hours (rehab, acute, SNF, etc) since you will have plenty of outpatient hours. It wouldn't hurt to also spend a couple of day with a different PT at a different flavor of outpatient (eg peds, hand therapy if it is a PT not an OT, etc).

I realize that my original undergraduate GPA of 3.65, while not bad, is unimpressive by PT admissions standards.

Your original undergrad GPA is totally irrelevant (although a 3.65 is above average for PT applicants overall). Your cumulative GPA is what matters, which appears to be a 3.75 at this point. That is above average for accepted applicants at almost all PT schools.

With a pre-req GPA of 4.0 on top of that, you literally have nothing to worry about as far as grades go.

Given that my pre-PT prerequisites are all done, should I expect admissions committees to bolster the possibility that I might be invited for an interview based on the fact that I have a 4.00 in all of my pre-PT classes that I've finished over the past year, or is it more likely that my adjusted overall GPA (which will end up at around a 3.75 after calculating in PT prerequisites) will have a larger impact. I'd like to believe that the PT prereqs are more important, but I really don't know for a fact.

Both are very important. If you perform decently on the GRE I 100% guarantee you will get multiple interview invites.

My goal is to cast my net locally and stay local if possible -- Wayne State University, Oakland University, University of Toledo, University of Michigan-Flint, and Central Michigan University are my primary schools of interest

If you add an above average GRE score, some strong LORs, diverse observation hours and a good essay to the GPAs you already have, and then apply to 5 schools and don't totally bomb the interviews, I am totally confident you will get into at least one school. You'll probably get into 2 or 3.

Use the experiences you have had as a non-traditional student to your advantage in your essay(s) and in your interviews. There have been lots of non-trad related threads on the PT forums over the years, you will find lots of good info if you search for them and study it out.

Good luck and welcome to the forum! Don't be a stranger! The PTCAS instructions and the SDN search feature will also provide you with a wealth of good information. As will the admissions counselors at the schools you want to apply to. I wouldn't hesitate to call them and ask them what you can do to have the strongest application possibly at their school specifically.

 

[hayleytron]

If you go to five interview and don't get accepted somewhere I would be completely and totally shocked...at this point all you need to do is not act like a total weirdo at your interviews and I'm sure you are going to get in somewhere. 👍

4 interviews in 11 days though...are you going to be able to make it to all of them?

yyyyyyep. flights are all booked, preparation is beginning.

thanks!

 

[schwartzy55]

anyone on here apply to Alvernia in Pennsylvania??

 

[gogata2]

UPDATE: ACCEPTANCE, INTERVIEW

University: University of Florida
Major: Health Education and Behavior
Overall GPA: 3.88
Pre-Req GPA: 3.71
GRE: 157 Q, 156 V, 4 AW

Extra-Curric: UF Equestrian Team, Floridance, Sorority, Dance Marathon at UF, Gators March for Babies, various other volunteer activities

Volunteer: 667 hours total (outpatient, inpatient, sports, pediatrics, geriatrics, aquatic, neuro, pelvic)

Applied: University of South Carolina, UF, UCF, UNF, Armstrong Atlantic University, Duke University

Acceptances: University of South Carolina, UCF, UF

Rejections: N/A

Interviews: UCF (11/21), Armstrong Atlantic University (12/5 but declined), UNF (2/21 but declining)

Attending: UF!!

 

[DesertPT]

Attending: UF!!

First choice?

 

[itzsommyjr]

It does matter, but not greatly. But it's a good thing to be able to include on the volunteer activities section of the application, and to be able to talk about in an interview if the moment/question happened to be right.



Try to focus on getting inpatient observation hours (rehab, acute, SNF, etc) since you will have plenty of outpatient hours. It wouldn't hurt to also spend a couple of day with a different PT at a different flavor of outpatient (eg peds, hand therapy if it is a PT not an OT, etc).



Your original undergrad GPA is totally irrelevant (although a 3.65 is above average for PT applicants overall). Your cumulative GPA is what matters, which appears to be a 3.75 at this point. That is above average for accepted applicants at almost all PT schools.

With a pre-req GPA of 4.0 on top of that, you literally have nothing to worry about as far as grades go.



Both are very important. If you perform decently on the GRE I 100% guarantee you will get multiple interview invites.



If you add an above average GRE score, some strong LORs, diverse observation hours and a good essay to the GPAs you already have, and then apply to 5 schools and don't totally bomb the interviews, I am totally confident you will get into at least one school. You'll probably get into 2 or 3.

Use the experiences you have had as a non-traditional student to your advantage in your essay(s) and in your interviews. There have been lots of non-trad related threads on the PT forums over the years, you will find lots of good info if you search for them and study it out.

Good luck and welcome to the forum! Don't be a stranger! The PTCAS instructions and the SDN search feature will also provide you with a wealth of good information. As will the admissions counselors at the schools you want to apply to. I wouldn't hesitate to call them and ask them what you can do to have the strongest application possibly at their school specifically.

Thanks a lot!

 

[ktachiba]

👍 You'll have to let all of us scheduled for the 30th know how it goes.

Will do! Do you know much about the program? Looks legit from a graduation/NPTE passing standpoint.

 

[DesertPT]

Will do! Do you know much about the program? Looks legit from a graduation/NPTE passing standpoint.

I know as much as you can learn from their website pretty much. Guess I'll find out more on the 30th.

 

[AIMBreeden]

ACCEPTANCE UPDATE!!!

I have been accepted to Washington University!!! But I interview at UTHSC on 02/13 and unless I fall in love with the program I will be in Saint Louis this fall! Beyond excited, this was one of my top picks. DON'T freak out guys if you have been wait-listed or have a weaker application area, you CAN make up for it in other areas.

***UPDATE

Tennessee Wesleyan College

Major: Biology
Minor: Chemistry
Overall GPA: 3.83
Pre-req GPA: 4.0 (I have to take stats)
GRE: 147 V 150 Q 4.5 AW
Observation: ~600 outpatient (ortho, pediatric, sports, neuro, women's, OT ect), 20 in-patient
Work/Extras: Natural Science Club, Greek Life, Science Olympiad, Habitat for Humanity Volunteer, Student Ambassador for TWC, Freshman Orientation Leader, Studied Abroad, Alumni Rep for Sorority, Healthcare Volunteer, PT Tech, Hospital Tech, Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Who's Who award, Alpha Chi National Honors Society, Published undergrad research, 5 independent research projects, Member of the Community Artists League, ect.

Applying: Wash U, Belmont, Duke, UK, KU, UT, Wichita State

Took my GRE three years ago when I had planned to go to grad school.... then I took the MCAT because I thought I wanted to be a doctor, until I worked at Benchmark Physical Therapy and the hospital... I realized the doctor-patient relationship is completely different than the PT-patient relationship. Anyways.... I plan on retaking the GRE this month. I've spoken with Wash U, Duke and Belmont and they don't think a Sept test is "too late" for the 2015 class. Here's to hoping I get in!

Good luck everyone!


Interview: Belmont Nov 21