LOR?

[aspiringDPT231]

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How long should I shadow a PT to get a LOR? Im not just shadowing to get one but it would be nice to get one from a good PT and it looks really good for college. to build up a close enough relationship with a PT would it be better to shadow them or something else like intern?

 

[StudentRehab]

How long should I shadow a PT to get a LOR? Im not just shadowing to get one but it would be nice to get one from a good PT and it looks really good for college. to build up a close enough relationship with a PT would it be better to shadow them or something else like intern?

You trolling? Like 10 new posts from you asking different questions....

Just try doing some research? Just go to one school's site and view their "admission requirements" and that should give you a general overview of ALL/MOST schools....

 

[aspiringDPT231]

Look I just decided to go into physical therapy like 2 weeks ago and I'm trying to figure out as much as I can. I learned about this site and figured I should get as much info as possible before jumping right into it. A lot of schools I've looked at don't give specific answers it's just a general overview

You trolling? Like 10 new posts from you asking different questions....

Just try doing some research? Just go to one school's site and view their "admission requirements" and that should give you a general overview of ALL/MOST schools....

 

[StudentRehab]

lol. I'm just saying, you made like 3-4 posts about "shadowing." Just try consolidating them and maybe you'll get answers easier and not spam up the boards. What exactly do you have questions about, I will answer them all for you to the best of my abilities. Btw, what year are you?

If you're still in high school, you have time and don't need to really delve too deep into it. I mean it's nice, but major changes are very popular during your first two years of college.

 

[aspiringDPT231]

Ok. sorry im new to this and don't know exactly how this whole site works! lol anyway im just confused about the whole shadowing process. like everyone is saying to get a ton of hours and my PT even said he got over 300 ours. I know you need to go to different places but I don't know how long I should stay at one place and then switch? No one in my family/friend group is a PT so im on my own in this field of work

lol. I'm just saying, you made like 3-4 posts about "shadowing." Just try consolidating them and maybe you'll get answers easier and not spam up the boards. What exactly do you have questions about, I will answer them all for you to the best of my abilities. Btw, what year are you?

If you're still in high school, you have time and don't need to really delve too deep into it. I mean it's nice, but major changes are very popular during your first two years of college.

 

[aspiringDPT231]

by the way im a high school junior so I need to step up on all of this stuff this up coming summer

 

[StudentRehab]

by the way im a high school junior so I need to step up on all of this stuff this up coming summer

Honestly, until you find out where you get into college you shouldn't worry. You have around 5 years before you even apply to PT schools, relax man and take it easy. Enjoy your teenage years...

Let's say you crank out 300 hrs this summer at one clinic (highly impossible unless you want to volunteer for free full time). You can't even ask for letters of rec until you are applying for school....5 years from now. I can only imaging the clinic you did hours on would remember how well you worked, your character, etc unless they are in the same town as your college and you continue to work with them throughout college. It's cool that you're starting to look at your future careers now, but seriously, don't delve too deep into it. You have PLENTY of time.

I've seen people here with less than 200 hrs (which can be done in a semester) who have gotten in and gotten rejected. I 've seen people with thousands of hours and get denied. Personally, I have around 2,000 hours since I was a rehab tech and got paid for working in the physical therapy field.

My advice is to find a part-time rehab aid/PT tech job during your junior/senior year of college and working on the weekends. That way you get paid, crank out hours, and build awesome relationships with PT's and people that will write you a good, genuine letter of rec.

I may sound like a preacher, but honestly, relax now.

 

[02143]

I would first focus on doing well in your college classes and keeping your gpa high (3.5 or above is ideal). Shadowing is important, don't get me wrong...but if you don't have a good GPA, they wont even look at your application.

 

[Dragon416]

Maybe aspiringDPT231 is trying to get in one of those 3+3 programs. If so, he/she is kinda in our position in applying but we are applying the traditional route rather than 3+3.

 

[ptlover]

Hi! I think you should ask all the questions you want! Not many hs students do! I would look in to universities that have direct admit programs so that you know freshman year that you are in a grad program! And they often start a year earlier. One is marquette university in Wisconsin

 

[Dreambig23]

I wouldn't even worry about shadowing until you've been in college and taken A&P. Once you've taken anatomy you will get so much more out of your observation. You'll have time to get your hours in, and you don't have to have 300 hours...I only had 100 and I got in to multiple schools. They look at you as a whole and GPA is what will be most important in determining your success in getting accepted to PT school.