Thinking of pursuing PT...

[Bjohnson021]

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Hello,

I am a recent college grad who has spent the past six months wrestling with the decision of moving towards PT school. I now have decided I definitely want to move forward, but would need to take near 8 pre-reqs because I was a Business Major, and would also need to recover from a low undergrad GPA (3.05).

My interest was sparked as a college athlete who was riddled with 4 ACL tears in 5 years. This is helped me grow in many ways, but it really helped me develope a passion and personal connection to the field. I currently have a part-time desk job at a health care service center, and am beginning to shadow therapists and take classes to take steps towards PT.

In undergrad I was pretty involved as I was captain of the basketball team, did a number of volunteer activities, coached basketball camps, and worked on different leadership boards/committees. I have shown a vast improvement academically from the middle of my Junior year through graduation as well.

I know its hard to answer the question "What are my chances?" but what type of words would you use to describe an application looking something like this...(something I think I could attain with some work)

BA in Business Management, Minor in Coaching
3.05 GPA
3.3 PrereqGPA
150V 150Q 4.0 AW GRE
Vol. Hours: 300 varied
Good LOR
Good extracurriculars and leadership experience^
Experience of 4 ACL rehabs
Steady academic improvement
Job in Health Care


Any help would be much appreciated, thanks!

 

[jdaniels360]

You have a shot. Get that GPA up. GRE is acceptable. Then just keep getting those hours like you're doing and you'll be alright. Just make sure you show improvement/progression in everything you do.

JD

 

[okramango]

Since you still have eight prereqs to take, you can definitely get your prereq GPA higher than 3.3, which is considered a bit low. Aim for 3.6-4.0 for that prereq GPA, and then you will have a good chance. If you have a C in any prereq course, consider retaking it for an A. You can also look at schools that consider only the last 60 units for the cumulative GPA, so that your upward trend stands out more. It looks like you have good extracurriculars and plan and working for good letters of recommendation. The main thing to improve on is that prereq GPA.

 

[Bjohnson021]

thanks for the advice! much appreciated