PRE-PT Student: What are my chances of getting in? (NJ & NY)

[welldone3]

Hey Guys,
I am currently a student at Rutgers University preparing to go to DPT School.
I am especially looking into going to UMDNJ-Newark, or NYU.

Currently, my overall GPA is a 3.7
My pre-requisite GPA is a 3.5 (but I have not taken Systems Physiology yet, which will probably mess up my GPA)
Other than that, I have a professor who will be writing my recommendation, and two other PTs.
By October 1st (which is UMDNJ's application deadline), I will have about 310 hours of volunteer/pt aide work in two different out patient offices, and 20 hours in a home care PT environment.
I have not taken the GREs yet either, but hope to take it late this summer or the beginning of the fall.

For those of you who have been accepted to PT schools around NJ, and NY, could you tell me what my chances would be based on your personal experiences?
And if it is possible, I'd really appreciate if you guys could share some basic statistics with me regarding getting into PT school.
Thank you so much!!

---

Members don't see this ad.

 

[ktachiba]

I got into LIU Brooklyn and Nazareth was really interested in interviewing me...those were the only 2 NY schools I applied to...I also applied to Seton Hall, but never heard back.

My stats are:

Pre-Req GPA ~3.8 for most programs
Cumulative GPA 3.59
750 Q, 410 V 4.0 writing (this is equivalent to 157 and 147 on the new GRE I believe).


Since both your pre-req and cumulative GPA are above a 3.5, you should have no problem getting into a PT school in the region as long as you apply to 10-15 well-researched schools, and score 300 on the GRE. Look at the average GPA accepted on PTCAS for each program as well. Also, I applied to 20+ schools and a lot of them were in the northeast/eastcoast region, so take a look at my posts on the GPA sticky to see how certain programs rank applicants 🙂


Also, some schools like Nazareth don't even require the GRE, so if u score low on the GRE, look at programs that don't require it.

 

[ktachiba]

Also, some people will tell you to only apply to 6-8 programs, but I like to be extremely cautious about getting into PT school, especially with how competitive it is nowadays. If I could go back in time, I wouldn't have applied to 20+ schools but I would have still applied to 10-15. But I guess it depends on your financial situation and preferences.

 

[brooklynyc]

I got into NYU and Stratford with lower stats. I was waitlisted for Newark. You'll be fine.

Other schools for comparison:

Stony - waitlist
Hunter - rejected
CSI - rejected
NYIT - rejected

 

[The_Trainer]

Your application looks fine, just get at least a 300 on GRE + Try to get in-patient volunteer hours at a hospital.

I applied to Rutgers Newark (waitlist), Stony Brook (Waitlist), Nazareth college (Rejected), Hunter College (Rejected).

My GPAs were much lower than yours, but I had a LOT of hours of PT work/volunteering (~2,000) .

Apply early, and you'll get in somewhere

 

[DesertPT]

And if it is possible, I'd really appreciate if you guys could share some basic statistics with me regarding getting into PT school.

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/gpas-gres-xtras-acceptances.427018/

 

[welldone3]

I got into NYU and Stratford with lower stats. I was waitlisted for Newark. You'll be fine.

Other schools for comparison:

Stony - waitlist
Hunter - rejected
CSI - rejected
NYIT - rejected

Thank you! But do you mind sharing some of your stats with me because those are the schools I am interested in 🙂
IT would be really helpful, thanks. And did you also take Organic Chem btw?

 

[brooklynyc]

Non-trad applicant.

cGPA lower than a 3. pGPA probably 3.4 or 3.5

You are in much better shape to get into Hunter, CSI and Stony than I was. I got interviews for all three but I'm sure my cGPA hurt me.

I understand these threads are to provide reassurance. I would say just don't worry about your stats and just do your BEST going forward. I might not have gotten into any schools if I had worried about my stats and ended up not applying for competitive schools.

I had 220 observation hours and GRE 157 Q 167 V