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pleaseOT said:
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I received two interviews on back to back days on opposite sides of the country and they are my top two choices. Is it extremely frowned upon to email one and tell them my problem and see if its possible to come ANY other day?? I am so confused on what to do and would appreciate any insight!!
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pleaseOT said:
HELP
I received two interviews on back to back days on opposite sides of the country and they are my top two choices. Is it extremely frowned upon to email one and tell them my problem and see if its possible to come ANY other day?? I am so confused on what to do and would appreciate any insight!!
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Congrats on the interviews! I would definitely reach out to the one that is further and ask them if there is a video interview option or an alternative day option. Tell them that you have a prior commitment and unfortunately can’t change it but are still very interested in their program.
 
OTD21 said:
Congrats on the interviews! I would definitely reach out to the one that is further and ask them if there is a video interview option or an alternative day option. Tell them that you have a prior commitment and unfortunately can’t change it but are still very interested in their program.
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Thanks so much! They were able to reschedule me for a later date.
 
University of Dayton
Field of Study: Honors Biology Major, Psychology Minor
GPA (cumulative): 3.70
GPA (prerequisite): 3.6-3.8
GRE: 154 - verbal, 150 - quantitative, 4.0 - analytical writing

Observation hours:
80 hours in OT (classroom and pediatric home visits)
70 hours in other various healthcare fields including PAs, surgeons, PTs, genetic counselors, and ER nurses (hospitals and private practices)

Work Experience:
Lead Research Assistant in Psychology Research Lab on Childhood Development (2 years)
Teaching Assistant for General Biology courses (3+years)
Server and Trainer at J. Alexander’s restaurant (3+ years)

Volunteer Work: 175 hours
Leader of the Green Neighborhood Initiative on my campus (an initiative to promote more sustainable practices on campus) - 100+ hours
50+ short term hours in the Dayton Community (public schools, after school programs, women's shelter)
25 hours as a desk assistant at a Dayton area hospital

Letters of Recommendation:
OT, 4 professors (biology and psychology professors), work supervisor

Applied: Ohio State University, NYU, Boston University, Rush, University of Pittsburgh, UIC

Interview(s): Rush (declined), Boston University (12/6), Ohio State (12/7)

Acceptances: Ohio State, University of Pittsburgh, Boston (off waitlist)

Waitlisted: NYU

Rejections: UIC

Attending: University of Pittsburgh!
 
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George Mason University
Major😛sychology
Concentration😀evelopmental Psychology
GPA: 3.91 OTCAS cum
GPA: 4.0 OTCAS perquisites
GRE: Taking November

Observational Hours:
240 two peds outpatient
30 SNF
40 Inpatient rehab
15 school
15 Hippotherapy
30 Early intervention
26 Hospital ( Acute Care)

Work experience:
Aba therapist 5 years
Mental health specialist 1 year
OT side for 6 months
Peer Mentor for college students with disabilities for 4 months
Caregiver for child with autism 1 year

Other experiences:
RA for 2 different labs
Reston scholarship foundation-Presenter and current mentor
Deans list 4x
CPR and AED
Medication Administration certified
Member of 3 clubs

Over 500 hours volunteering in several places including: Front desk at homeless shelters, sensory coordinator at Day program for adults with disabilities, teaching English classes to adults , tutoring kids, leader for a advocacy group, volunteering doing arts and crafts at a domestic abuse shelter,
caregiver at day program for kids with disabilities, supporting in group therapy at a mental health facility and some more.

LORs: OT, abnormal psychology professor and volunteer supervisor

Applied: Brenau, Gannon OTD, Pace University, Shenandoah, Townson, TJU, Midwestern, Samuel Meritt OTD

Applying still to Barry University, NYU, Columbia, Trinity Washington, Nova Southeastern, Florida gulf coast, St. Augustine( Miami campus) and Adventist

Interview: Brenau 10/4

Is there any advice you guys have on how I can improve for the schools I am still applying to that would be great! I feel like I’m competitive but still super nervous because I know OT school is so competitive. I am happy to have gotten one interview so far but worried because I know some schools that I applied to are already interviewing on a rolling basis and I still haven’t heard from them ( Midwestern and TJU). Any advice would be helpful!
 
wannabeOT11 said:
University: Northern Illinois University
Major: Psychology B.A.
OTCAS GPA: 3.48
Pre-Req GPA: 3.5-3.7 (depends on the school)
GRE: 146Q, 149V, 3.5W 🙁
Letter of Rec: 2 OT, 2 professor's, 1 work supervisor
Extra-Curricular/Volunteer/Leadership:
-Delta Zeta Sorority: Member & held several leadership positions. V.P. of Philanthropy and Risk Manager (both on eboard) & community service chair.
-Psi Chi (psychology honors society): Member & current President.
-Research Assistant for Psychology study
-Student Occupational Therapy Association: member
-additional community service events
Achievements/Certifications:
-CPR/first aid certified
-Received a scholarship
Observation hours/Employment:
-48 Assisted Living Facility
-34 child outpatient
-Internship with a domestic violence & sexual assault center (my old plans used to be to go into counseling)
-Currently work at the domestic violence center
Applying to: Creighton, Breanu (Gainesville), Georgia State, Belmont, Pacific, Midwestern AZ, Marquette, possibly more
Interviews: Creighton (9/20 AHHHH) & Breanu (10/4 also ahhh)
Rejections: N/A
Acceptances: N/A
I had hoped to apply to Rush in Chicago but my GRE is too low, does anyone know if they would consider under the 302 combined v & q score?
Also, has anyone interviewed at creighton or breanu that could send me what to expect or possible questions?? I'm super nervous!!
I know my gpa & gre aren't super high so i'm going into this whole process very nervous.. trying to stay positive!!
Appreciate any help anyone can give! Thanks & good luck everyone! 🙂
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Have you heard from Creighton yet?!
 
AlliOT said:
Have you heard from Creighton yet?!
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Yeah I did! I was placed on the alternate list...so better than rejected i guess? i'm disappointed but I recently got interview invites for 2 other schools that i'm really interested in and those aren't until November. i'm trying to stay positive!!
 
Yorit06 said:
The only way to make your application more competitive is to do well on your GRE when you take it. Work on your interview skills. Do mock interviews at school or with friends and family. There’s plenty of threads with interview questions from previous cycles. Have people come up with the most random questions they can think of. You just need to practice owning your interview, bc that’s when you have an opportunity to set yourself apart from others. This is your opportunity to show you are more than just statistics on paper. Know why you want to do OT and what you bring to their program. Be confident, and show that you would be an asset! Hope that helps.
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Thank you! I appreciate it. I think the whole process is just getting me really nervous.


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wannabeOT11 said:
Yeah I did! I was placed on the alternate list...so better than rejected i guess? i'm disappointed but I recently got interview invites for 2 other schools that i'm really interested in and those aren't until November. i'm trying to stay positive!!
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Yes! Definitely better than a rejection! Good luck with the other two, we can do it!
 
Major: Psychology (B.S.), minor: Kinesiology
OTCAS GPA: 3.89
Pre-Req GPA: 3.8-4.0
GRE: 150Q, 158V, 5.0W
Letters of Rec: 1 OT, 1 professor, 1 previous employer (from an autism summer camp)

Extra-Curricular/Volunteer:
- Pre-OT Society: current president, VP last year
- Sigma Alpha Lambda honor society: current president, secretary last year
- Undergrad research assistant for 6 months
- Study abroad for a semester
- Dance Marathon volunteer for 3 years
- tutor/mentor for an after school volunteer program for 1 year
- sorority for 3.5 years

Employment:
- Currently working as a mentor for a college program for young adults with disabilities
- Summer camp counselor at a camp for children with ASD
- Job working as a clinic tech at an outpatient peds clinic
- 2 jobs working in church nurseries

Observation hours - 115 total

Achievements & Certifications:
- Dean's List or President's List every semester
- member of my university's honors college, a few honors societies
- CPR/first aid certified
- in the process of becoming a registered behavior technician

Applying to: UAB, South Alabama, Brenau, Georgia State, TN State, University of St. Augustine
Interviews: Brenau (10/4), University of St. Augustine (virtual interview 10/21), Georgia State (10/28), South Alabama (1/27), UAB (1/31), TSU (tbd)
Rejections: None yet..
Acceptances: Georgia State (11/19), USAHS (12/20)

If anyone has applied/interviewed at any of these schools or currently attends one of these schools, I would love to hear any feedback you may have!!!
 
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I'm looking for some advice about sending out my GRE scores. I retook the GRE to improve my math score but the second time my math score only went up by 2 points and my writing went down from 4.0 (57th percentile) to 3.5 (30th percentile) 🙁 Do you think it's worth it to submit both GRE scores just to show the slightly higher math score even though my writing percentile was so low? thanks!
 
rachael522 said:
I'm looking for some advice about sending out my GRE scores. I retook the GRE to improve my math score but the second time my math score only went up by 2 points and my writing went down from 4.0 (57th percentile) to 3.5 (30th percentile) 🙁 Do you think it's worth it to submit both GRE scores just to show the slightly higher math score even though my writing percentile was so low? thanks!
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Does your school happen to accept “super scores”
 
KumabellaOT said:
Does your school happen to accept “super scores”
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I would send them, but check in to see which programs you plan on applying to superscore! Depending on the program, even if they don't superscore, the committee will see all of the previous and recent scores you choose to submit to them.
 
haleyedwards said:
University of Dayton
Field of Study: Honors Biology Major, Psychology Minor
GPA (cumulative): 3.70
GPA (prerequisite): 3.75
GRE: 154 - verbal, 150 - quantitative, 4.0 - analytical writing

Observation hours:
80 hours in OT (classroom and pediatric home visits)
70 hours in other various healthcare fields including PAs, surgeons, PTs, genetic counselors, and ER nurses (hospitals and private practices)

Work Experience:
Lead Research Assistant in Psychology Research Lab on Childhood Development (2 years)
Teaching Assistant for General Biology courses (3+years)
Server and Trainer at J. Alexander’s restaurant (3+ years)

Volunteer Work: 175 hours
Leader of the Green Neighborhood Initiative on my campus (an initiative to promote more sustainable practices on campus) - 100+ hours
50+ short term hours in the Dayton Community (public schools, after school programs, women's shelter)
25 hours as a desk assistant at a Dayton area hospital

Letters of Recommendation:
OT, 4 professors (biology and psychology professors), work supervisor

Applied: Ohio State University, NYU, Boston University, Rush, UIC, University of Pittsburgh


If anyone is applying to or attending these schools, I would greatly appreciate your feedback! I decided on OT a little later in my college career and feel like I may not have as many observation hours as others. I also have not completed all of my prereqs, but as a biology major and psych minor I have strong foundations in science and research; I hope schools will take this into consideration!
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Hi ! I applied to Ohio State and Uni of Pitt! I haven't heard anything back yet. How about you?
 
Hi guys! This is my first time applying..I have very "Average" stats so I'm pretty nervous as to how this cycle will go for me.

Major: Exercise Movement and Science
GPA: 3.49
GRE: 152V 148Q 4.0W

Observation Hours: 80 total in school, hand therapy, acute care and in home health settings


Extracurriculars: Intramural soccer, sorority (part of the community service committee and philanthropy committee), Club soccer ( made it to Nationals), honors fraternity, Animals Rights Club, Recreational Outdoor Club, participated in a health and wellness fair for low income communities, studied abroad, anatomy TA, etc.

Volunteer: Doctors Without Borders, Arc of the Ozark, Rivendale school for children with disabilities, Ronald McDonald House, Wreath layer for veteran cemeteries, Girls on the Run, Friends Against Hunger, Walk to End Alzheimers, Backstoppers


Employment: Babysitting, entrepreneur for a small crafting business while in school, Behavioral Tech, and Horse Handler


Certifications: Certified Exercise Physiologist, Registered Behavioral Tech, and CPR/AED


LOR: 1 OT, 1 employer, 1 Professor from a special ed course, 1 from my department head from my university, and 1 from a volunteer organization's leader (Backstoppers)


Applying: Maryville University in STL, Wash U, Mizzou, Missouri State University, and Cox College

Acceptances: Maryville

Interviews: Mizzou (11/18) Missouri State University (Declined)

Waitlist: Mizzou, Wash U

Rejections: N/A
 
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mbOT626 said:
Current student at Brenau Gainesville. Let me know if you have any questions!!
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I’m interviewing in November with Brenau. Could you please provide feedback on the type of interview questions that will be asked? Could you provide insight into the ideal candidate they are searching for? Thank you
 
Dougjonsonfootball said:
I’m interviewing in November with Brenau. Could you please provide feedback on the type of interview questions that will be asked? Could you provide insight into the ideal candidate they are searching for? Thank you
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DM me and I can try to answer some questions for you!


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xfutureOTDx said:
When did you submit and how long did it take for you to get an interview notification! I just submitted mine yesterday. I am kinda nervous about the GRE scores. Do they do holistic review?
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Hello! I heard back in a few weeks from them. I submitted mid September. My GRE scores were not great (check out my initial post of my statistics for more details). I'm from pittsburgh and have met many graduates and also visited there, it seems like a great program with great staff and good opportunities. Seemingly, they definitely do a holistic review being I have two friends that did not receive an interview years back who had much greater grades and test scores than I do.
 
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Hey y'all here are my stats. I wasn't going to post them but I got rejected from TWU today and now I am really worried. I thought I had good stats so I am confused on what's lacking! PLEASE HELP!!!
The only thing I can think of was my GRE scores and that my app was verified after TWU's deadline but I did call and ask and they said they would still look at my app. So I don't know. Please be honest!

University: University of Texas at Austin
Major: Applied Movement Science
Overall GPA: 3.8
Pre-Req GPA: 4.0
GRE: 141 quant, 149 verbal, 4 W -- I know these scores are below average!! 🙁

Extra-Currie:
member of multiple organizations
served as leader and chairs to 3 separate orgs
lots of outside volunteering with community!!!
probably around 180 hours

Volunteer:
80 Adult Inpatient
26 Adult Outpatient
18 Pediatric Outpatient

Total: 124 hours

LOR: 2 OT, 2 professors

I felt like I did good on my personal essay? I had people review it and went to the writing center to get help.

Applied: TWU, UTMB, Tech, St. Augustine, and ACU

Acceptances:

Rejections: TWU

Interviews:
 
deOT08 said:
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Hey y'all here are my stats. I wasn't going to post them but I got rejected from TWU today and now I am really worried. I thought I had good stats so I am confused on what's lacking! PLEASE HELP!!!
The only thing I can think of was my GRE scores and that my app was verified after TWU's deadline but I did call and ask and they said they would still look at my app. So I don't know. Please be honest!

University: University of Texas at Austin
Major: Applied Movement Science
Overall GPA: 3.8
Pre-Req GPA: 4.0
GRE: 141 quant, 149 verbal, 4 W -- I know these scores are below average!! 🙁

Extra-Currie:
member of multiple organizations
served as leader and chairs to 3 separate orgs
lots of outside volunteering with community!!!
probably around 180 hours

Volunteer:
80 Adult Inpatient
26 Adult Outpatient
18 Pediatric Outpatient

Total: 124 hours

LOR: 2 OT, 2 professors

I felt like I did good on my personal essay? I had people review it and went to the writing center to get help.

Applied: TWU, UTMB, Tech, St. Augustine, and ACU

Acceptances:

Rejections: TWU

Interviews:
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I think that your stats look great with maybe the exception of your GRE scores. Keep in mind that only 6-15% of applicants get accepted depending on the school...so even well qualified candidates don’t always make the cut for every school. You still have several applications pending, so don’t freak out yet. If you’re feeling panicked, I’d say go ahead and start studying for the GRE and plan to retake it...and then apply to schools with later deadlines (or schools that don’t require it). But bottom line, don’t freak out yet! You look really competitive!
 
KumabellaOT said:
I think that your stats look great with maybe the exception of your GRE scores. Keep in mind that only 6-15% of applicants get accepted depending on the school...so even well qualified candidates don’t always make the cut for every school. You still have several applications pending, so don’t freak out yet. If you’re feeling panicked, I’d say go ahead and start studying for the GRE and plan to retake it...and then apply to schools with later deadlines (or schools that don’t require it). But bottom line, don’t freak out yet! You look really competitive!
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Thanks so much!! Thats really comforting to hear!
I will try not to completely freak out yet haha! But I appreciate your feedback!
 
deOT08 said:
Thanks so much!! Thats really comforting to hear!
I will try not to completely freak out yet haha! But I appreciate your feedback!
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I second that. I was accepted from a top school and denied from a new lower ranked program. So it really depends. I think your stats are good, don't lose hope!
 
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Undergrad school: BYU-Idaho
Major: General Studies
Minor: Child Development
Cumulative GPA: 3.3 (last 60 credits: 3.7)
Pre-req GPA: 4.0
GRE: 153Q 156V 4.5AWA
LOR: 1 professor, 2 OT’s
Observation hours: 100 total in hand therapy, adult neuro, pediatric outpatient, in-school setting, SNF, hippotherapy
Experiences/volunteer: owned and operated a home-based preschool (non-traditional student here!), aide for my elderly grandma, taught children and youth for 7+ years in an ecclesiastical setting, volunteered at local hippotherapy center for those with special needs.

Applied: Salus, Moravian, Shenandoah, AT Still, TWU, St. Augustine (Austin), Missouri State, Pace

Interviews: Salus (9/23), St. Augustine (10/25), Moravian (10/31), TWU (11/22)

Acceptances: Salus (10/3), St. Augustine (10/30), Moravian (11/7)

Rejections: N/A

I was VERY nervous considering I have been out of school for over 10 years (except for prerequisites) and my stats are less than stellar, but I think being given the opportunity to interview and really show my dedication and passion to education and OT really helped me, at least with my first acceptances. I hope this gives anyone with average stats some hope. Good luck everyone!
 
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I just received interview invitations to Midwestern University (Downers Grove) and Indiana Wesleyan (Fort Wayne) at the end of November. Anybody got any tips or tricks on how to ace my first interviews? I appreciate any suggestions! Thank you all.
 
Hey everyone,

Im new here and I am super nervous about this upcoming cycle.
University of Connecticut
Major: Allied Health Sciences
Minor: Psychology
cGPA: 3.41
pGPA: ~3.5 (varies based on schools)
GRE: 153v 150q and 4.0W

Extra-c:
Rugby Team (Fundraising chair and team member), Premier Science Fraternity (Historian and Allied Health Academic Mentor), studied abroad, volunteered at Royal Hospital Donneybrook while abroad as a patient companion

Jobs;
Rowing Coach (2017- present), Patient Care Assistant (2017-2018; patient died 🙁 ), Miss Merry Mac's Educational Daycare (Sept. to present), Subway (ugh i know, 2017- present), Camp Counselor every summer from 2016 to 2019


Observation Hours: 16 in peds, and 35 in hand therapy

Appling to Brenau, Hofstra, St. Augustine, Salem State, Sacred Heart, Salus, FGCU, University New Hampshire, Bay Path, and University of Sciences.


I know that my statistics are super average, and I am also nervous because when I transferred, I only took anatomy and not the physiology semester and I am now presently taking A&P 1 and gonna take the second portion next semester. Im afraid that because those classes are not completed that I am gonna be far behind everyone else. Also I am just now submitting my applications for verification so I am also nervous that I am too late because I see a lot of people who are interviewing already.

Any advice/criticism/words of encouragement welcome
 
erin.sween4456 said:
Hey everyone,

Im new here and I am super nervous about this upcoming cycle.
University of Connecticut
Major: Allied Health Sciences
Minor: Psychology
cGPA: 3.41
pGPA: ~3.5 (varies based on schools)
GRE: 153v 150q and 4.0W

Extra-c:
Rugby Team (Fundraising chair and team member), Premier Science Fraternity (Historian and Allied Health Academic Mentor), studied abroad, volunteered at Royal Hospital Donneybrook while abroad as a patient companion

Jobs;
Rowing Coach (2017- present), Patient Care Assistant (2017-2018; patient died 🙁 ), Miss Merry Mac's Educational Daycare (Sept. to present), Subway (ugh i know, 2017- present), Camp Counselor every summer from 2016 to 2019


Observation Hours: 16 in peds, and 35 in hand therapy

Appling to Brenau, Hofstra, St. Augustine, Salem State, Sacred Heart, Salus, FGCU, University New Hampshire, Bay Path, and University of Sciences.


I know that my statistics are super average, and I am also nervous because when I transferred, I only took anatomy and not the physiology semester and I am now presently taking A&P 1 and gonna take the second portion next semester. Im afraid that because those classes are not completed that I am gonna be far behind everyone else. Also I am just now submitting my applications for verification so I am also nervous that I am too late because I see a lot of people who are interviewing already.

Any advice/criticism/words of encouragement welcome
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Hi There!

I am currently a first year in the Scared Heart MSOT program! I actually applied to univeristy of the sciences as well, and was accepted there. If you have any questions about sacred heart or the interview process please let me know! I am here for any advice or help! Here are my stats:
University: Lasell College
Major: Health Science
Minor: Psychology
Overall GPA: 3.64
Pre-Req GPA: 3.42(I know this isn't the best so I was really worried about that bringing my application down)
GRE: Verbal: 155 Q: 157 AW:4.0
Volunteer hours: 60 Hours at geriatric short term in-patient care facility. 150 Hours at Charles River care center, which is the care center for adults with special needs
Extracurricular/Volunteer: Played basketball for my college all 4 years. I was treasurer of Health Science club my junior year and then elected to be president of that same club for my senior year. The head of my department asked me to represent the health science major and speak at the trustees and board of overseers meeting. During every summer home from college I volunteered at a local high school to help students in the summer school math class, this added up to roughly 250 hours of volunteer work.
I also applied to D'youville(denied), MCPHS(waitlisted), Emory and Henry(denied)
 
withoutwarning500 said:
Major: Psychology B.S., minor Anthropology
OTCAS GPA: 3.13 🙁
Pre-Req GPA: 3.5-4.0
GRE: 152Q, 156V, 5.0W
Letter of Rec: 1 OT, 1 professor I do research with, 1 professor I TA'd for
Extra-Curricular/Volunteer:
- Club Rowing Team (leadership position)
- Club Swim Team
- TA for 1 semester
- 3 different research labs over the years (linguistics, cognition and memory, social psychology)

Observation hours/Employment:
- 64 hours hand therapy
- 21 hours acute care
- 60+ hours in SNF (still volunteering there)
- Worked at a large healthcare company for 2.5 years as a customer service representative

Applying to: way too many
Interviews: JWU, Brenau
Rejections: N/A
Acceptances: N/A
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Did you interview at Brenau? Did they mention when they will send acceptances? I have an upcoming interview with several schools including Brenau and am wondering when Brenau will send acceptances. I am hoping they won’t make us wait until the Spring.
 
OTsophie said:
George Mason University
Major😛sychology
Concentration😀evelopmental Psychology
GPA: 3.91 OTCAS cum
GPA: 4.0 OTCAS perquisites
GRE: Taking November

Observational Hours:
240 two peds outpatient
30 SNF
40 Inpatient rehab
15 school
15 Hippotherapy
30 Early intervention
26 Hospital ( Acute Care)

Work experience:
Aba therapist 5 years
Mental health specialist 1 year
OT side for 6 months
Peer Mentor for college students with disabilities for 4 months
Caregiver for child with autism 1 year

Other experiences:
RA for 2 different labs
Reston scholarship foundation-Presenter and current mentor
Deans list 4x
CPR and AED
Medication Administration certified
Member of 3 clubs

Over 500 hours volunteering in several places including: Front desk at homeless shelters, sensory coordinator at Day program for adults with disabilities, teaching English classes to adults , tutoring kids, leader for a advocacy group, volunteering doing arts and crafts at a domestic abuse shelter,
caregiver at day program for kids with disabilities, supporting in group therapy at a mental health facility and some more.

LORs: OT, abnormal psychology professor and volunteer supervisor

Applied: Brenau, Gannon OTD, Pace University, Shenandoah, Townson, TJU, Midwestern, Samuel Meritt OTD

Applying still to Barry University, NYU, Columbia, Trinity Washington, Nova Southeastern, Florida gulf coast, St. Augustine( Miami campus) and Adventist

Interview: Brenau 10/4

Is there any advice you guys have on how I can improve for the schools I am still applying to that would be great! I feel like I’m competitive but still super nervous because I know OT school is so competitive. I am happy to have gotten one interview so far but worried because I know some schools that I applied to are already interviewing on a rolling basis and I still haven’t heard from them ( Midwestern and TJU). Any advice would be helpful!
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Did Brenau give you a timeline of when they’ll begin sending acceptances?
 
Hi everyone! I am also in the process of applying to OT school during the 2019-2020 cycle. Here are my stats. I am open to feedback.

Major: Double Major: Exercise Science and Jewish Studies
OTCAS GPA: 3.85
Pre-Req GPA: 3.73-3.83 depending on the program
GRE: 154Q, 156V, 4.5W
Letter of Rec: 1 OT, 2 professors, 1 professional
Extra-Curricular/Volunteer:
- Jewish Student Union (2 board positions)
- Sorority (1 executive position)
- 2-year paid internship in the Office of Admissions
- Founder of a club on campus

Gap Year Work
- Part-time special needs aide at a middle school
- Part-time youth group advisor at a synagogue
- Religious School teacher

Observation hours
- 93 total hours in outpatient pediatric, inpatient geriatric, aquatic and hand therapy

Applying to: Jefferson, Rush, Boston, NYU, Columbia
Interviews: Boston
Rejections: N/A
Acceptances: WashU, Jefferson, Columbia
 
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OTDPLS said:
Hi everyone! I am also in the process of applying to OT school during the 2019-2020 cycle. Here are my stats. I am open to feedback.

Major: Double Major: Exercise Science and Jewish Studies
OTCAS GPA: 3.85
Pre-Req GPA: 3.73-3.83 depending on the program
GRE: 154Q, 156V, 4.5W
Letter of Rec: 1 OT, 2 professors, 1 professional
Extra-Curricular/Volunteer:
- Jewish Student Union (2 board positions)
- Sorority (1 executive position)
- 2-year paid internship in the Office of Admissions
- Founder of a club on campus

Gap Year Work
- Part-time special needs aide at a middle school
- Part-time youth group advisor at a synagogue
- Religious School teacher

Observation hours
- 93 total hours in outpatient pediatric, inpatient geriatric, aquatic and hand therapy

Applying to: Jefferson, Rush, Boston, NYU, Columbia, WashU
Interviews: Thomas Jefferson University (upcoming)
Rejections: N/A
Acceptances: N/A
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how did you study for the GRE?
 
I finished all of my applications by November 5, 2019 and applied to: Colorado State, University of Washington, Boston University, UIC at Chicago, and Rush.

University: South Dakota State University
Major: Psychology with a Spanish minor
Overall GPA: 3.9
Pre-Req GPA: 4.0
GRE: Q:150 V:159 Writing: 4.0

Extra-Curric: PR officer for the pt/ot club, 2 semester teaching assistant, study abroad summer in Spain

Volunteer: service-learning at a special ed. school in Cusco, Peru, exercise instructor of a fall-prevention class for seniors, Dance marathon, humane society, local food-bank program

Acceptances:
Boston University(3/3/20)
Rush (3/17/20)
Colorado State (3/20/20)

Waitlist:
Rush (2/17/20)- my guess is that I just didn't stand out much with the group interview
UIC (3/11/20)- seemed like my GRE scores were the reason

Rejections:
U of Washington (3/3/20)- they take mostly in-state students and I am from Iowa, didn't realize this until after I had applied

Interviews:
Rush (12/16/20)- did a group interview (I was not a fan)
Boston (2/21/20)- one on one interviews (really nice system)

I don't believe any of the other schools I applied to did interviews.
 
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how did you study for the GRE?
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I bought two GRE practice books and went through all the practice problems and practice tests. If I did not get one right, I would go over it until I understood it.
I also made sure that I understood all the basic geometry and algebra problems since those make up a lot of the math section.
 
Pink0098 said:
I just finished all of my applications and was wondering if anyone has heard anything about their own apps to any of these schools:
Colorado State, U of Washington, Boston Uni, Temple Uni, UIC at Chicago, Rush

University: South Dakota State University
Major: Psychology with a Spanish minor
Overall GPA: 3.9
Pre-Req GPA: 4.0
GRE: Q:150 V:159 Writing: 4

Extra-Curric: PR officer for the pt/ot club, 2 semester teaching assistant, study abroad summer in Spain

Volunteer: service-learning at a special ed. school in Cusco, Peru, exercise instructor of a fall-prevention class for seniors, Dance marathon, humane society, local food-bank program

*will update with acceptance, rejections, and interviews

Acceptances:

Rejections:

Interviews:
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We have similar stats and I applied to a few of the same schools (Rush, UIC, Colorado). I haven't heard anything back from any of those places, but I know a few people have heard back from Rush about interviews in the last couple of weeks. When did you apply?
 
Pink0098 said:
I just finished all of my applications and was wondering if anyone has heard anything about their own apps to any of these schools:
Colorado State, U of Washington, Boston Uni, Temple Uni, UIC at Chicago, Rush

University: South Dakota State University
Major: Psychology with a Spanish minor
Overall GPA: 3.9
Pre-Req GPA: 4.0
GRE: Q:150 V:159 Writing: 4

Extra-Curric: PR officer for the pt/ot club, 2 semester teaching assistant, study abroad summer in Spain

Volunteer: service-learning at a special ed. school in Cusco, Peru, exercise instructor of a fall-prevention class for seniors, Dance marathon, humane society, local food-bank program

*will update with acceptance, rejections, and interviews

Acceptances:

Rejections:

Interviews:
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I have interviews at Boston and Rush, but have not yet heard back from UIC. I will keep you updated on the interview process! I applied very early (September), so I was eligible for the first round of interviews, but I believe most schools have multiple rounds!
 
Pink0098 said:
I just finished all of my applications and was wondering if anyone has heard anything about their own apps to any of these schools:
Colorado State, U of Washington, Boston Uni, Temple Uni, UIC at Chicago, Rush

University: South Dakota State University
Major: Psychology with a Spanish minor
Overall GPA: 3.9
Pre-Req GPA: 4.0
GRE: Q:150 V:159 Writing: 4

Extra-Curric: PR officer for the pt/ot club, 2 semester teaching assistant, study abroad summer in Spain

Volunteer: service-learning at a special ed. school in Cusco, Peru, exercise instructor of a fall-prevention class for seniors, Dance marathon, humane society, local food-bank program

*will update with acceptance, rejections, and interviews

Acceptances:

Rejections:

Interviews:
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I’ve been waitlisted to Temple as of today
 
Do you get emails from prospective schools on when they send acceptance emails out? Just finished the interview process with TWU over the weekend and wanted to know everyone else’s experiences on the matter. So I can have a general date. I figured before Christmas sometime, since we start in the summer.
 
fairbookworm said:
Do you get emails from prospective schools on when they send acceptance emails out? Just finished the interview process with TWU over the weekend and wanted to know everyone else’s experiences on the matter. So I can have a general date. I figured before Christmas sometime, since we start in the summer.
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I interviewed at TWU Houston last weekend and was told that they send out acceptances in January some time! I've heard other schools like Brenau and UF are supposed to send theirs out in February.
 
Ohhteee said:
University: University of California San Diego
Major: BS in Public Health/ business minor
Awards: Outstanding Academic Award in Public Health and 8 quarters provost honors
GPA: 3.65
GRE: 151 q 157 v (awa not graded)
Prerequisite gpa: should be 3.7-3.8 when I finish physio
Shadowing: 150 hours- 31 hours in a preschool, 54 hours in an outpatient pediatric clinic, 66 hours in skilled hand therapy clinic
Extracurriculars: VP of service for my schools pre- OT club, board position in the public health club for a year, 6 month research internship at an exercise physio lab at my school, 2 years working with children with disabilities in respite care, planned parenthood volunteer, 2 years working as a teachers assistant, public health brigade to Honduras (plus fundraising the whole year for the trip)

Applying to: USC, Loma Linda, Stanbridge, St. Augustine, San Jose, Washington U

Would you guys recommend I retake the GRE? I’m not sure if it’s worth but also not sure if it’s hindering my app too much. Thanks!!
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Have you heard anything back from Stanbridge yet?
 
Ohhteee said:
I have an interview scheduled on the 6th but I haven’t gotten any emails or anything confirming it so I’m kinda confused lol
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I also have an interview for the 6th! What time is yours? Mine is at 12pm. I got a confirmation email but it went to my junk mail. I would check there 🙂
 
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