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Hi All,
Here are my stats so far...
Undergrad (Business Econ) GPA: 3.5 -- UC Irvine
Pre-Req GPA: 4.0 (but I have only taken 2 psychology courses, chemistry I, and bio 1)
GRE: 1170 (760 math, 410 vocab)...I might re-do this, since my vocab score was so low
100+ hours in outpatient...currently volunteering at a nursing home
Here's my question...I plan on applying for PT school next summer, and different schools have different requirements. Would it be better to focus on a small amount of schools (i.e. 5 schools) with the same pre-reqs, or apply to 10+ schools and try to accomplish all the different pre-reqs.
I feel that the positives of focusing on a small number of schools with the same pre-reqs would be:
1.) I wouldn't have to take a large number of classes from now until next summer, so my GPA will probably have a good chance at being really high, and I will not be as stressed because I wouldn't have to cram a bunch of classes to satisfy all the different school pre-reqs
2.) I will get to know each school better (i.e. attending orientation) and I feel like that will make a difference because schools remember who came to those events during the admission process
I feel the negatives for focusing on a small number of schools would be:
1.) Less of a chance of getting into PT school
Also, does it look bad if you only take 2 science courses per semester? Like, would it be better to take 2 science courses and get A's, or 3+ science courses and risk getting B's instead of A's.
Thanks!!
Here are my stats so far...
Undergrad (Business Econ) GPA: 3.5 -- UC Irvine
Pre-Req GPA: 4.0 (but I have only taken 2 psychology courses, chemistry I, and bio 1)
GRE: 1170 (760 math, 410 vocab)...I might re-do this, since my vocab score was so low
100+ hours in outpatient...currently volunteering at a nursing home
Here's my question...I plan on applying for PT school next summer, and different schools have different requirements. Would it be better to focus on a small amount of schools (i.e. 5 schools) with the same pre-reqs, or apply to 10+ schools and try to accomplish all the different pre-reqs.
I feel that the positives of focusing on a small number of schools with the same pre-reqs would be:
1.) I wouldn't have to take a large number of classes from now until next summer, so my GPA will probably have a good chance at being really high, and I will not be as stressed because I wouldn't have to cram a bunch of classes to satisfy all the different school pre-reqs
2.) I will get to know each school better (i.e. attending orientation) and I feel like that will make a difference because schools remember who came to those events during the admission process
I feel the negatives for focusing on a small number of schools would be:
1.) Less of a chance of getting into PT school
Also, does it look bad if you only take 2 science courses per semester? Like, would it be better to take 2 science courses and get A's, or 3+ science courses and risk getting B's instead of A's.
Thanks!!