Repeated/similar questions in PTCAS supplemental program materials?

[RADPT21]

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Hi everyone!
This is my first time applying to physical therapy school and I have a question about the supplemental program materials on the PTCAS website.

I've noticed that some schools have repeated/very similar questions to the general (personal information) PTCAS application section (ex. how Covid-19 affected your personal/professional/academic life, share an experience with a patient that made you confirm that physical therapy is the right career for you (2020-2021 cycle essay prompt), explain if you come from a low economic/environmental/educational background.

I was wondering if is recommended to put the same information/answer from the general PTCAS application to the supplemental questions? In my opinion there is not much I can change to make it look different since all the answers regarding the questions to Covid-19 & economic/environmental/educational background would be the same because they are based on the same factors.

Any tips on how I can make it look different? or if it's okay to just put the exact same answer in both parts of the application?

Thank you for your help in advance!

 

[Philt85]

I would say most programs read those questions because they WANT TO KNOW ABOUT YOU. I remember thinking there were all these tricks, and "gotcha" things on PTCAS. I don't think thats the case...