PTCAS application delay question

[BBalla25]

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Hello,
First time poster here, was hoping if I could get some help with a question.

I am currently a professional athlete right now and am pursuing my career in that at the moment, but I don't want to put all my eggs in one basket, so I was fortunate to have graduated with my bachelor's in Exercise Science, concentrating in Physical Therapy. I want to start putting my PTCAS profile together right now and just have it stored away until the day comes where I'm done playing my sport. My question is that if I don't e-submit my account and send everything in (transcripts, Letters of Rec, test scores, etc.) could I hold on to that account for a couple of years and have it ready to submit later on down the road or would it be erased/not useable after a certain amount of time?

Thanks for the help

 

[OneWarrior]

Hello,
First time poster here, was hoping if I could get some help with a question.

I am currently a professional athlete right now and am pursuing my career in that at the moment, but I don't want to put all my eggs in one basket, so I was fortunate to have graduated with my bachelor's in Exercise Science, concentrating in Physical Therapy. I want to start putting my PTCAS profile together right now and just have it stored away until the day comes where I'm done playing my sport. My question is that if I don't e-submit my account and send everything in (transcripts, Letters of Rec, test scores, etc.) could I hold on to that account for a couple of years and have it ready to submit later on down the road or would it be erased/not useable after a certain amount of time?

Thanks for the help

Hello and welcome! First, I commend you on wanting to put your PTCAS profile together ahead of time because it can be a somewhat lengthy process. Unfortunately, you would need to e-submit your account in order for certain items to be saved from one cycle to the next. Every year PTCAS goes through and 'cleans out' the previous cycle of applications. If you are reapplying you are able to pull through certain items from your account from the previous year. This is what it states on the PTCAS FAQ:

Q: Does PTCAS save or carry over any application materials from one admissions cycle to the next if I reapply in the future?

A: If your application was “mailed” to your designated PT programs in the previous admissions cycle and you re-apply, PTCAS can pull your application materials forward into the current admissions cycle. It is the re-applicant’s responsibility to verify that the imported information is accurate and complete.

PTCAS will pull most application data forward, including:

• All colleges and universities attended
• All US coursework previously verified by staff
• All Canadian coursework listed on the application
• All US transcripts, Canadian transcripts and Foreign Transcript Evaluations received
• All listed extracurricular activities, honors and work experiences

Re-applicants are advised to re-submit GRE scores to the correct GRE code for every designated program in PTCAS as some institutions do not (1) accept GRE scores sent via PTCAS or (2) pull previously received GRE scores forward into the new admissions cycle.

The following items are not pulled forward by PTCAS from the previous cycle:

• References*
• PT Observation Hours and Verification Forms
• Essays
• Payments
• PT Program Designations
• Responses to Custom Questions for PT Programs

*If required by the designated PT programs, re-applicants are encouraged to submit new references to demonstrate what steps they have taken to improve their application since they last applied.

Therefore, I think the best you can do for the time being is organize those materials that you can on your computer, so that when the time comes you are able to facilitate your application process.