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Hi everyone,
(long post - sorry!)
I live in the NYC area and I'm currently attending a private college. I'm expected to graduate in Spring '13 with a Bachelor's degree in Communication Arts (concentration in English). I know that my major is completely unrelated to the medical field but I'm passionate about becoming an OT. I wish that I would have known more about myself and what I wanted to do for a career when I first applied to college (I would have majored in something more relevant obviously) but the last several years have been a learning experience for me both personally and academically. Anyway, with that being said, I have a few questions. Some of the questions might seem a bit silly but I'm new to all of this and very eager to start the process of applying for schools and taking the necessary prereq courses.
- I wish that I had the money to go to schools like NYU but I don't. Right now, it seems that the only colleges close to home are SUNY Downstate and Mercy College. Is this correct? I know that some schools offer a BS/Master's program combined (York College and Touro for instance) but I wouldn't qualify for this. Does that mean that I can't enter into those schools just to complete a Master's in OT?
- Since my current undergraduate major isn't in the medical field, would it hurt my chances of being accepted into an OT program?
- Right now, my cumulative GPA is a 3.121 (embarrassing), would this also hurt my chances of being accepted into an OT program? My major GPA alone is a 3.448 (but I'm pretty sure that this doesn't matter, it is the overall that counts). Do I round my GPA? (wow, pretty embarrassing question).
- Has anyone ever applied for the Department of Ed scholarship? Is it very difficult to get?
- Is taking the GRE exam necessary?
- I'm a little bit confused by the prereq requirements especially for Mercy College. Do I take the prereq courses before I apply and before I am admitted into ANY program? Or do I begin taking them after I receive an acceptance letter? Mercy College seems to require a lot of courses and the website says that it doesn't guarantee a spot in the program. I will do anything that it takes to become an OT but I still have to take tuition and time into consideration.
- When is best to submit applications? Early? Or it doesn't matter?
- Lastly, any advice/tips that would be helpful for me during this process would be so appreciated.
I know that this was a lot but thanks so much for reading! Best of luck to everyone.
(long post - sorry!)
I live in the NYC area and I'm currently attending a private college. I'm expected to graduate in Spring '13 with a Bachelor's degree in Communication Arts (concentration in English). I know that my major is completely unrelated to the medical field but I'm passionate about becoming an OT. I wish that I would have known more about myself and what I wanted to do for a career when I first applied to college (I would have majored in something more relevant obviously) but the last several years have been a learning experience for me both personally and academically. Anyway, with that being said, I have a few questions. Some of the questions might seem a bit silly but I'm new to all of this and very eager to start the process of applying for schools and taking the necessary prereq courses.
- I wish that I had the money to go to schools like NYU but I don't. Right now, it seems that the only colleges close to home are SUNY Downstate and Mercy College. Is this correct? I know that some schools offer a BS/Master's program combined (York College and Touro for instance) but I wouldn't qualify for this. Does that mean that I can't enter into those schools just to complete a Master's in OT?
- Since my current undergraduate major isn't in the medical field, would it hurt my chances of being accepted into an OT program?
- Right now, my cumulative GPA is a 3.121 (embarrassing), would this also hurt my chances of being accepted into an OT program? My major GPA alone is a 3.448 (but I'm pretty sure that this doesn't matter, it is the overall that counts). Do I round my GPA? (wow, pretty embarrassing question).
- Has anyone ever applied for the Department of Ed scholarship? Is it very difficult to get?
- Is taking the GRE exam necessary?
- I'm a little bit confused by the prereq requirements especially for Mercy College. Do I take the prereq courses before I apply and before I am admitted into ANY program? Or do I begin taking them after I receive an acceptance letter? Mercy College seems to require a lot of courses and the website says that it doesn't guarantee a spot in the program. I will do anything that it takes to become an OT but I still have to take tuition and time into consideration.
- When is best to submit applications? Early? Or it doesn't matter?
- Lastly, any advice/tips that would be helpful for me during this process would be so appreciated.
I know that this was a lot but thanks so much for reading! Best of luck to everyone.