Nyu??

[PTNYsfbay]

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I was accepted to NYU this round and was wondering what the reputation of NYU is for PT. I know that NYU is highly regarded in New York, but outside of New York as a DPT program I'm not sure. I applied on a whim after moving to New York and I didn't plan to stay in New York.

After visiting the facilities, I was surprised by how small the department is. I was also surprised that NYU does not dissect their cadavres in anatomy lab.

I was also accepted at USC and toured their facilities- which was completely different from the NYU small facilities feel.

I would appreciate any thoughts on NYU! Thanks

 

[alemarti]

I was accepted to NYU this round and was wondering what the reputation of NYU is for PT. I know that NYU is highly regarded in New York, but outside of New York as a DPT program I'm not sure. I applied on a whim after moving to New York and I didn't plan to stay in New York.

After visiting the facilities, I was surprised by how small the department is. I was also surprised that NYU does not dissect their cadavres in anatomy lab.

I was also accepted at USC and toured their facilities- which was completely different from the NYU small facilities feel.

I would appreciate any thoughts on NYU! Thanks

I love NYU. It is a reputable school and as far as rankings are concerned for PT it is 15th in the nation. The facilities are small but so is the class size. When I spoke to them about the dissection it is true that PT students do not dissect the cadavers but really is that necessary? I am not skilled at dissection and shouldnt have to be because I'm not going to school to be a surgeon. I think the fact that you have someone do a clean dissection for you will make it easier to identify body areas which is the sole purpose of using a cadaver. One draw for NYU is the numerous clinical affiliations they have across the country.

I haven't seen the USC facilities but I can imagine that they are larger because they also have 3 times the amount of students. The physical therapist I have been working with for over 3 years graduated from NYU and is a great and knowledgeable therapist who has her own successful practice. She was really happy with her experience there and that has to counted for something.

Best of luck to you on making your decision!

 

[graphyte]

When I spoke to them about the dissection it is true that PT students do not dissect the cadavers but really is that necessary? I am not skilled at dissection and shouldnt have to be because I'm not going to school to be a surgeon. I think the fact that you have someone do a clean dissection for you will make it easier to identify body areas which is the sole purpose of using a cadaver.

Unfortunately I am going to have to strongly disagree with this statement. From simply a learning standpoint, you will learn so much more and retain the material much better when you actually do the dissections yourself. When you have the prosections done by someone else - aka med student leftovers - what's the difference between looking at that versus a textbook? If you want "easier identification" you might as well just use a textbook, and skip the lab entirely instead.

From the PTs I've worked with over the past 3 years, the best ones have repeated this sentiment. Even the PT who is a NYU master clinician that I've worked with has advised me in private to potentially consider somewhere else, due to its overwhelming cost and quality of program, which apparently they are not a big fan of. Just some things to think about.

 

[PTNYsfbay]

Thank you for this information - it is extremely helpful!

 

[alemarti]

Unfortunately I am going to have to strongly disagree with this statement. From simply a learning standpoint, you will learn so much more and retain the material much better when you actually do the dissections yourself. When you have the prosections done by someone else - aka med student leftovers - what's the difference between looking at that versus a textbook? If you want "easier identification" you might as well just use a textbook, and skip the lab entirely instead.

From the PTs I've worked with over the past 3 years, the best ones have repeated this sentiment. Even the PT who is a NYU master clinician that I've worked with has advised me in private to potentially consider somewhere else, due to its overwhelming cost and quality of program, which apparently they are not a big fan of. Just some things to think about.

Well I still disagree. I've had biology classes before where an incorrect dissection has ruined the specimen and made it hard to decipher what was what. It is still good to see and learn from a cadaver versus say a computer program or textbook as you get a better idea of size and location. I dont think that its completely useless to even show up for lab...but thats my opinion.

What are some of the aspects of the program that you have heard negatively about? Was there anything specific mentioned? As far as cost goes my information researched so far has shown that they have a good amount available in scholarship money to assist with the cost. My financial aid package was pretty decent so far which has swayed me to consider attending.

 

[pheobo]

I interviewed and was accepted to NYU for this coming summer as well. I am kind of in the same boat as you.. not really sure if the benefits of NYU are worth the cost. The one thing I can say from the interview is that the faculty that I talked with knew my resume and transcripts from front to back. They talked to me about grades from specific classes on my transcript and seemed really dedicated to figuring out if I was right for their program. It was an intense interview but it was great to see they actually took the time to know me as a person/student (definitely different than another interview I had where we just talked about why I wanted to be a PT.. obviously important but really general). So far I am leaning towards attending basically based on the "feel" I got from the faculty and students there (have to decide on to deposit soon) but I would like to hear more about their program too. It was surprising that the department was all on one floor but it was nice, not out dated, and clean. I guess comparatively for me the facilities were much better than LIU, where I interviewed a few weeks before.

 

[PTNYsfbay]

I interviewed and was accepted to NYU for this coming summer as well. I am kind of in the same boat as you.. not really sure if the benefits of NYU are worth the cost. The one thing I can say from the interview is that the faculty that I talked with knew my resume and transcripts from front to back. They talked to me about grades from specific classes on my transcript and seemed really dedicated to figuring out if I was right for their program. It was an intense interview but it was great to see they actually took the time to know me as a person/student (definitely different than another interview I had where we just talked about why I wanted to be a PT.. obviously important but really general). So far I am leaning towards attending basically based on the "feel" I got from the faculty and students there (have to decide on to deposit soon) but I would like to hear more about their program too. It was surprising that the department was all on one floor but it was nice, not out dated, and clean. I guess comparatively for me the facilities were much better than LIU, where I interviewed a few weeks before.

Thanks for the feedback. Where else are you applying and considering?
I thought it was nice that the facilities are all on the same floor as well - but wonder if I may get a little claustophobic throughout the program.

How did you feel about NYU not dissecting the cadavres - they seem to be the only school that I've applied to that does not dissect. I've asked around with students in programs now about how important they feel it is to dissect and overall, they seem to believe it's very important.

 

[alemarti]

PTNYsfbay--did you clarify your dissection concern with the NYU staff? I talked to the PT I work with presently and she said that when she was in school there she did do dissections on muscles and other areas but it was the organs like the brain that were pre-dissected.

On a side note: she hasnt been in school for awhile so I could be completely wrong about this. If you find anything out please share!

 

[pheobo]

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