I need some advice in applying!

[hopefloats7]

Hey everyone!

I'm currently a junior studying Exercise Science. I'm going to be applying for PT school this fall.
With a cumulative GPA: 3.59
Pre-req GPA: 3.29

I have over 100 hours of shadowing in many different clinics in outpatient, home care, and rehabilitation clinics within a hospital and hoping to get inpatient shadowing this summer. I'm also going to be taking the GRE in a month.

I have a pretty extensive list of extracurriculars including honors college, academic fraternity, community service, etc.

I was just wondering what anyone thinks my chances are of getting into a school- ANY school? At this point I'm getting more and more anxious about my GPA.. With a higher GRE score would that help, or is my GPA just going to inevitably kill my chances?

Thanks so much for you input and time! It's really appreciated

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[Yohan]

Your GPA looks good to me. A high GRE will definitely help. If you already have solid volunteer and shadow experience, focus on writing a strong personal essay (have lots of people, especially PT's, look at it) and getting strong LOR's. Lastly, because of how PTCAS works, you should apply early and often (by that I mean more than just your top schools) to give yourself the best chance for an interview invitation.

 

[hopefloats7]

Oh ok! Thank you so much for that! I will definitely focus on those things, I've just heard about GPA weed outs and people being wait listed with higher GPAs than me so I've gotten nervous.

Thanks again!

 

[adh28]

I am also hoping to apply this fall as well and have a question regarding pre-requisites. Some schools specify certain pre-reqs completed at the time of application, but most of the schools I want to go to just say have them all done by the spring term before PT school starts. I will be taking chem and physics in the fall when I apply and the last spring I will have the second part of chem, physics, and maybe a biology course. I was wondering if I should still try and apply now or wait? With budget cuts at school there is a chance that I may not get all the classes I need anyways, but I am taking the GRE next month, have a solid GPA over 3.5 and still have about 8 classes total to get my degree when I start the fall semester. Any input would help on how many classes you have left when you apply and if schools may reject me because I have these science classes left in the spring? Also, I work as an ortho outpatient aide and have plenty of observation hours in the inpatient setting. Thanks guys!

 

[ptresearcher]

You'll have to check the websites of the schools that you are interested in as each school differs on how many pre-reqs they will allow uncompleted at the time you submit your application. However, from what I have seen it is going to be tough finding schools that allow this many open pre-reqs (most seem to accept a couple), especially in the core science courses.

 

[sogirl]

Hey Hope
I had very similar stats to you with an 1180 on the GRE.. I too was nervous about my gpa. I applied to 12 schools this year, got declined by 3, accepted to 3, and wait listed at 4 ( pulled the other 2 apps). Since then I have been offered spots at 3 of the 4 schools I was wait listed at..and I only applied to pretty top notch schools.. Long story short... Gpa is not everything! If you have good letters of recommendation, a variety of observation hours, and a solid essay you will be fine!!! Good luck

 

[hopefloats7]

Ok thanks for the encouragement! I'll need to apply close to my home to not top notch, but very well respected, schools! Congratulations, by the way. That's so exciting! I wish you all the best