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General Admissions & OTCAS Missouri OT Programs
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Major: Exercise Movement and Science
GPA: 3.49
GRE: 152V 148Q 4.0W
Observation Hours: 80 total in school, hand therapy, acute care and in home health settings
Extracurriculars: Intramural soccer, sorority (part of the community service committee and philanthropy committee), Club soccer ( made it to Nationals), honors fraternity, Animals Rights Club, Recreational Outdoor Club, participated in a health and wellness fair for low income communities, studied abroad, anatomy TA, etc.
Volunteer: Doctors Without Borders, Arc of the Ozark, Rivendale school for children with disabilities, Ronald McDonald House, Wreath layer for veteran cemeteries, Girls on the Run, Friends Against Hunger, Walk to End Alzheimers, Backstoppers
Employment: Babysitting, entrepreneur for a small crafting business while in school, Behavioral Tech, and Horse Handler
Certifications: Certified Exercise Physiologist, Registered Behavioral Tech, and CPR/AED
LOR: 1 OT, 1 employer, 1 Professor from a special ed course, 1 from my department head from my university, and 1 from a volunteer organization's leader (Backstoppers)
Applying: Maryville University in STL, Wash U, Mizzou, Missouri State University, and Cox College
Acceptances: Maryville
Waitlist: Wash U, Mizzou
Interviews: Mizzou (11/18)
Rejections:
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taylor-church
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Hi guys!
I emailed Wash U today and they said they should start sending out the first acceptance letters in the next two weeks!
I emailed Wash U today and they said they should start sending out the first acceptance letters in the next two weeks!
ConfidenceInterval
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I got an email from them yesterday!
taylor-church
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I did too!!
Hey I got mine too! They are a great school from what I read. What are you thinking about doing?
Hi! What are all your thoughts on considering Wash U for school? I'm still debating and I would like to know what ya'll like/dislike!
I'm thinking about a lot. I love the resources they provide and the faculty seem incredible. My goal is to be the best possible or and most prepared and really make a difference in the field. I feel like WashU can do that. I really want to take a visit. I know they do virtual meetings as well. I like the diversity of the students and know their reputation which is great. Plus they have great fieldwork sites from what I have read.
ConfidenceInterval
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Yes! I am accepting my spot and am so excited to be joining the cohort!
FutureDocOfOT
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I got a letter of acceptance from WashU today! Super excited, definitely going to have some tough decisions to make. Has anyone visited the campus/met with the faculty? If so, did you feel like it was worthwhile? I'm hoping to maybe fly out right after my finals end with hopes that visiting might help with making a decision... the only thing really holding me back as of right now is the cost
That's amazing i put down my deposit as well. I do want to visit in January, but am pretty sure I will go with WashU! I'm so excited! Where do you live now?
Did you apply OTD or MSOT? I applied OTD and still haven't heard anything
FutureDocOfOT
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OTD!
FutureDocOfOT
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Any chance anyone else is attending the info session at WashU on the 14th?
I am flying back from my visit now. It was great!
minnie122
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the 13th? I will be there!
minnie122
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So great to hear! What were your thoughts about the facilities/program?
Also what did you/other people wear for it? Trying to pack now
FutureDocOfOT
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Mine's on Saturday the 14th – they have one both days I think!
Everyone dressed informally for the most part, but still professional and cute. The facilities I really enjoyed it seemed like a lot of resources were available. The medical campus is really cool and so is main campus. And the students and faculty we met were impressive and reallying nice.
minnie122
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Congrats! I was also offered a grad assistantship and haven’t been able to get much more info either but from what I gathered I think you’re right that we get placed with a faculty member when we get to campus.
pre-OTgirl
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Hi! I am a pre-OT student that is about to start applying to schools. I am very interested in Wash U. If you have been accepted to Wash U, would you mind letting me see your stats just to see where I stand? Thank you!
Zomoneks
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Graduated from Illinois State. Major: Sociology. Cumulative GPA: 3.4 GRE Verbal: 151 GRE Quant: 147 GRE Writing: 4.0
Observation Hours: ~120 (out patient clinics, hospitals, peds clinic, nursing facility)
Volunteer Hours: ~100 Special Olympics, 45 Hours with Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Nannied full time for a child with a heart transplant and babysat a child with a liver transplant
Applied/applying: North Central, Governor’s State, Midwestern (IL), Rush, Mount Mary, Milwaukee, Carroll, WashU, Davenport, Western Michigan
Interviews: North Central, Drake (declined), Western Michigan (declined), Midwestern IL (declined)
Acceptances: WashU, Governors State, Concordia Wisconsin, Lewis, Mount Mary, North Central, Maryville, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Davenport
Waitlist: Carroll,
Rejections: Rush
Hope this helps a little!!
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Have you heard from Milwaukee yet? I am still waiting to hear from them!
Zomoneks
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I haven't!
Have you tried reaching out to them? I emailed the suggested email in OTCAS just wondering about where they were in the process, but never got a response.
Zomoneks
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I heard back from milwaukee this morning!
