Picking schools

[hopefulpt2022]

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Does the name of the school really matter? I got accepted to a top PT school (Emory) and accepted my spot due to the fact I got waitlisted everywhere else. I just got accepted into a school that isn't at the top PT school rankings, isn't as well known, but still has good pass rates. This "lesser" school could save me $54,000 on my total cost... ~$99,000 as opposed to ~$153,000. I honestly loved both of them after my interviews.

 

[DancerDPT]

I was in a very similar situation. I was accepted both to NYU and University of the sciences in Philadelphia. The price between those schools wasn't much more like a 30,000 dollar difference. Although considering tuition price is important, I believe going to a school you love and see yourself at for those three years is more important. You cannot redo your education, where a loan is a loan. If you loved both equally then maybe going to the cheaper school may be the best option! I fell in love with NYU and not as much with Usciences and so I committed to NYU! Hope this helps 🙂 What is the other school you were excepted to?

 

[dptnaynay]

PT school rankings don't matter at all so I wouldn't even consider that tbh. If you think the program's location, faculty, and clinical opportunities are aspects that are equally great in both programs, than cost should be the deciding factor. 50k is ALOT of money so I personally would pick the lesser known yet cheaper school since you initially enjoyed both.

 

[deleted797640]

Does the name of the school really matter? I got accepted to a top PT school (Emory) and accepted my spot due to the fact I got waitlisted everywhere else. I just got accepted into a school that isn't at the top PT school rankings, isn't as well known, but still has good pass rates. This "lesser" school could save me $54,000 on my total cost... ~$99,000 as opposed to ~$153,000. I honestly loved both of them after my interviews.

cost cost cost cost cost...100%. Ranking of the U.S. news and reports of which I am assuming you are basing this "ranking" on since its really the only one out there. This was done by sending a survey to faculty across the country at opposing schools and having them rank each school in a variety of categories this means if a professor at CSULB has never even heard of the DPT program at a university in say Montana he would not rate this university as highly as a school he has heard of like say USC and it is completely subjective and irrelevant to the quality of the program (CAPTE comes to each school looks at material taught and determines that yes this is up to par). This ranking style is unlike that of medschool where the curriculum as well as faculty are reviewed which then leads to those schools being offered better residency programs and makes going to a top ranking school "most ideal". However knowing how the ranking for DPT programs is decided and knowing there are no residency programs you will need to fight for placement in I think price becomes the number 1 determining factor. I got into MGH which is a top 10 school but decided to attend TSU to save about 50k.