Thanks a lot for the response Watson. I appreciate you weighing in. However, I'm not totally following you; there must be something I'm missing. Let me clarify some things. Currently I'm volunteering an an outpatient clinic. So far I'm at 35 hours, and I plan to stop there once I hit 75-100 hours or so. I'm also going to start volunteering soon at NYU Langone Rusk, and will complete a min of 100 hours there. I'm going to complete both of these this Spring, over a year before I begin applying to PT schools.
That said, what would prohibit me from asking for LORs from the PTs I observe as soon as I finish volunteering, and then use those same LORs when I'm applying to PT school?
- Would the PT schools disregard my LORs if they are a year+ old? In other words, does the LOR have to be within a certain time-frame of the application for it to qualify?
- Are there specific requirements or formats that each school has for the LOR?
What am I missing?
Thanks so much for your help