Have any of you considered to go the PTA route as a backup? Or is it DPT or nothing?
I am terrified of not getting accepted into PT school. I am not trying to be a negative nancy lol but I have to be realistic here. Where I am doing my observation hours, there are PTA students that do their clinicals there and they all have degrees in Kinesiology and are in their mid 20s to early 30s and I asked why they were doing PTA when they can apply to PT schools and they said that PT school was just so hard to get into. One of them said he retook prereqs but still didnt get in. I dont have a stellar GPA, so it is discouraging to hear and have a business degree not a kinesiology degree.
I guess I just need to be optimistic and positive cause if I really want to be a PT (which I do), I shouldnt let that discourage me and do the best I can and apply, cause I wont know if I get in unless I try. The thought of not getting accepted and having to be stuck at my job for another year and prolonging the start of my career is just disheartening. I cant help but to feel that way
But I was just curious if any of you are considering PTA as a backup or actually have gone that route cause you didnt get accepted to any schools?
I am terrified of not getting accepted into PT school. I am not trying to be a negative nancy lol but I have to be realistic here. Where I am doing my observation hours, there are PTA students that do their clinicals there and they all have degrees in Kinesiology and are in their mid 20s to early 30s and I asked why they were doing PTA when they can apply to PT schools and they said that PT school was just so hard to get into. One of them said he retook prereqs but still didnt get in. I dont have a stellar GPA, so it is discouraging to hear and have a business degree not a kinesiology degree.
I guess I just need to be optimistic and positive cause if I really want to be a PT (which I do), I shouldnt let that discourage me and do the best I can and apply, cause I wont know if I get in unless I try. The thought of not getting accepted and having to be stuck at my job for another year and prolonging the start of my career is just disheartening. I cant help but to feel that way
But I was just curious if any of you are considering PTA as a backup or actually have gone that route cause you didnt get accepted to any schools?