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Some background:
I’m in the process of applying to one particular DPT program which is located close to where I currently live. My worry is that my undergraduate degree/GPA along with a rather weak resume is holding me back. I majored in Sociology and ended up with a GPA of ~3.1. I was not a particularly driven or happy person during that time, but I eventually started getting decent grades towards my junior and senior years. My resume includes mostly physical labor jobs with no volunteering or anything that makes me stand out.
Some positives:
I have taken the pre-requisites science classes and have gotten all A and A- grades. I also have gotten a recommendation from the head of the exercise physiology department of where I am applying, and received an A in his EP class. I am currently studying for the GRE and doing some observation. I am only applying to this one school because most other schools require biology which I have not taken.
Some questions:
Do I have any chance of making it into a DPT program? If so, should I spend the next year doing volunteer work and taking more classes to apply to other programs? Would it be any easier to try becoming a physical therapy assistant first, and then later applying to a DPT program? If this a completely foolish endeavor, what are some other jobs in the medical industry which I could potentially pivot to?
I’m in the process of applying to one particular DPT program which is located close to where I currently live. My worry is that my undergraduate degree/GPA along with a rather weak resume is holding me back. I majored in Sociology and ended up with a GPA of ~3.1. I was not a particularly driven or happy person during that time, but I eventually started getting decent grades towards my junior and senior years. My resume includes mostly physical labor jobs with no volunteering or anything that makes me stand out.
Some positives:
I have taken the pre-requisites science classes and have gotten all A and A- grades. I also have gotten a recommendation from the head of the exercise physiology department of where I am applying, and received an A in his EP class. I am currently studying for the GRE and doing some observation. I am only applying to this one school because most other schools require biology which I have not taken.
Some questions:
Do I have any chance of making it into a DPT program? If so, should I spend the next year doing volunteer work and taking more classes to apply to other programs? Would it be any easier to try becoming a physical therapy assistant first, and then later applying to a DPT program? If this a completely foolish endeavor, what are some other jobs in the medical industry which I could potentially pivot to?