Seeking advice for building my game plan

[jonesbt]

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I'm at what feels like a very awkward cross road. I graduated with my undergraduate degree in Kins/Exercise Science in 2015. I took a year off of school mostly because I was completely unsure of what I wanted to do with my life. After that year, I complacently took the GRE and enrolled in a graduate program because I still wasn't sure what I wanted to do "when I grew up". Now I am 3 credit hours away from graduating with a master's degree in applied exercise science. Below I have pasted some of my educational statistics for you guys to review. It's not a pretty picture, but I am trying to turn the ship around. I have this really long and mostly unoriginal story about how/why my grades aren't so hot, but I won't bore you guys with that. I am a non-traditional student with some fairly interesting job experience. With this thread I am hoping to establish a game plan for potentially receiving a spot in a PT program. I am entertaining other career options such as perfusion, prosthetics, and chiropractic(absolute last choice), but my number one goal is PT school. I have a mind for A&P, biomechanics, and exercise... it took me a long time to identify this strength/passion, and now I really need to develop it.

Please review this is help me identify the easiest ways to patch up my weak spots. I know that my Gen Chems and labs are missing, but my brother recently got into a PT program with the same chemistries that I have. I do intend to enroll in Gen Chem this fall as well as physics II lab.

CumGPA- 2.72 undergraduate (190 hrs there's no fixing this monster)
CumGPA graduate- 4.0 (36 hours)
GPA last 69 hours(includes graduate)- 3.9
GPA last 89 hours(includes graduate)- 3.65- this number is likely a touch higher
GPA last 68 hours ugGPA- 3.34(could be easily increased)
GRE: not great but still higher than most friends who have been admitted
Quantitative- 148
Verbal- 155
Writing- 3.5

Developmental psych- A
Sport and fitness psych- A
Psych Intro- B
Physics II- in progress... likely an A
Physics I- C
Physics I lab- A
Chem 1(intro) lab- A
Chem 1(intro)- A
Chem 2(intro)- A
Chem 2(intro) lab- A
Bio 1- A
Bio 1 Lab- C
Bio 2- C
Bio 2 Lab- B
A&P I- A
A&P II- A
A&P I lab- A
A&P II lab- B
Stats(graduate course)- A- my department head insists that this course will substitute for UG stats

I also have tons of cool graduate level courses that can potentially be substituted for upper level biology courses(depending on the PT program). My brother had some luck with this exact scenario recently. It blows my mind that some schools refuse to acknowledge graduate school accomplishments when considering applicants. They care more about what the 18-20 year old me accomplished than what the 25-26 year old me accomplished. The majority of my graduate courses have been much more difficult than my undergraduate course work and most have even expanded on the very science knowledge required as pre-req courses for PT. Thinking about it unnerves me.

I would greatly appreciate any input or suggestions that you guys have to offer for improving my application or identifying potential landing spots.

 

[low5059]

Is there a particular region you're looking to be in? I'd recommend applying to non PTCAS schools.

 

[jonesbt]

Is there a particular region you're looking to be in? I'd recommend applying to non PTCAS schools.

Thank you for the reply. I'm honestly not very picky about where the school is. I'm from Louisiana and haven't lived in any other areas, so I would be most comfortable in a southern state. Provided the school is affordable, I'm certainly open to any viable options no matter where they are located. Thank you for the non-PTCAS recommendation. I hadn't given that route any consideration just yet. That tip is exactly why I posted on here.

 

[low5059]

Thank you for the reply. I'm honestly not very picky about where the school is. I'm from Louisiana and haven't lived in any other areas, so I would be most comfortable in a southern state. Provided the school is affordable, I'm certainly open to any viable options no matter where they are located. Thank you for the non-PTCAS recommendation. I hadn't given that route any consideration just yet. That tip is exactly why I posted on here.

You may also want to retake any pre reqs you have a C in. Most minimum cum GPAs are at least a 2.75, so retaking those may push you over that threshold. Then again when it factors in your graduate courses you may be ok. I don't think it's impossible for you to be accepted, but that said don't forget to look into different flex and weekend programs. Both designs still produce great PTs, but the format is just less traditional.