How challenging is it to get accepted to Chapel Hill, NYU, and Columbia?

[froggie645]

Hey guys! Just curious if you have been rejected or accepted to Chapel Hill, NYU, or Columbia for OT! What were your stats?

Thanks!

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[jlr5585]

I was waitlisted at Columbia and NYU last year and I had very good stats...4.0 science GPA, 3.74 reg GPA and over 150 hours volunteer work in 3 different settings...I was actually surprised that I was waitlisted (then eventually rejected, lol). I got into two other schools in the NY area so I picked one (and it's a much cheaper one, too). Be careful because schools like NYU and Columbia get a ton more applicants because of where they are located and their "reputation" (note that I put that in quotes because I truly believe it doesn't matter where you get your OT degree from as we will all work together and get the same jobs). I went to NYU's information session way back when and I couldn't believe the amount of people that were there. Hope this helps...any other questions, just ask!

 

[froggie645]

Thank you so much for the information! If you don't mind sharing, what was your undergraduate major? And around did you hear back from Columbia and NYU? I am guessing around March? I am definitely applying to other schools as well so I can hopefully get in somewhere. Just curious!

 

[PreOTfromLB]

I was waitlisted at Columbia and NYU last year and I had very good stats...4.0 science GPA, 3.74 reg GPA and over 150 hours volunteer work in 3 different settings...I was actually surprised that I was waitlisted (then eventually rejected, lol). I got into two other schools in the NY area so I picked one (and it's a much cheaper one, too). Be careful because schools like NYU and Columbia get a ton more applicants because of where they are located and their "reputation" (note that I put that in quotes because I truly believe it doesn't matter where you get your OT degree from as we will all work together and get the same jobs). I went to NYU's information session way back when and I couldn't believe the amount of people that were there. Hope this helps...any other questions, just ask!

Just wanted to hop in and put in my two sense. I have a friend who's been in the colombia program and her gpa wasn't a 4.0 or close to it. I think that Colombia looks for students with character, who are well rounded and contribute to a diverse environment. So don't be discouraged. Just make sure you've got more than a GPA going for you, how are you different from all the others. Give it a shot!

 

[jlr5585]

Just wanted to hop in and put in my two sense. I have a friend who's been in the colombia program and her gpa wasn't a 4.0 or close to it. I think that Colombia looks for students with character, who are well rounded and contribute to a diverse environment. So don't be discouraged. Just make sure you've got more than a GPA going for you, how are you different from all the others. Give it a shot!

I actually am already in a program...and to answer the other question, my undergrad major was history/education (I was a teacher before switching to OT)...so this def makes me well-rounded. Not many people I've met in my program were teachers in a completely unrelated subject! I heard back from Columbia around Feb-March with my waitlist letter. Then in the summer I got a letter stating they had too many people on the list and obv I wasn't getting in! At that point tho I already deposited at my school so I didn't really care!

 

[OTcandidate]

I was accepted at Chapel Hill for this past fall, pm me if you are interested in talking about the application process and whatnot!