..but i had a great auto and letter of intent lots of diverse experience clubs and sports and great letters of reccomendation!..so that was clearly more important i was th eonly one out of 4 of my friends that applied from cal state san marcos that was accepted my friend had a higher gpa and MUCH higher gre and was denied!..it really is about the whole package!..the interview was cake for me i am very much a people person, my essay was very open ended "what have you done to show your dedication towards becoming a pt..etc"Hey lirpa! thanks so much for your info too! I actually just mailed off my application yesterday, very exciting. Could you tell me more about how your interview went? Types of questions asked, who conducted it, were you alone or was it a group interview? I'm starting to look at apartments online to get a feel for price and location, are there any complexes you would recommend? Do you like where you're living? Sorry if I'm asking too many questions..there are just so many! haha. Congrats on your acceptance!Hi calidpt..i was just accepted to the san diego campus and start in May!..i have the same to say as merry with the stats mine were definetly not that great 3.43 overall gpa 3.0 pre req and even lower gre!
As for the campus it is very nice about 15 minutes from the beach off a smal freeway in san marcos right next to the community college and cal state san marcos..nice area!..it is brand brand new not even pictures on the walls yet..all new equipment and classrooms. there is no food sevrices but stores and fast food close by..they currently have 2 buildings that are beautiful and a 3rd is being built which will have student services all new wet labs its very nice..i actually have pictures if you are interested!?..if you have any other questions let me know..are you planning on applying there?..i have lived here for about 5 years so i am very familar with the area!
..good luck!You are such a big help! Thank you so much!!!!! I am actually from Southern California, so those prices aren't too much of a shock for me. The renting a room sounds like a good idea. I'll look into it. Did you specifically apply for the Summer 2009 class or another class and they asked if you wanted to join the summer class? May I ask when you applied, got an interview, and got the acceptance? Hopefully I will see you there in a few months!there was about 10 of us..we all sat in one room with the dean and she covered the whole program and cost etc..then we were split into 2 groups half of us were then split into another 2 groups of 3 each where we went into the interview..we were asked what are favorite food was..why we chose pt as a career and why st. augustine..what was an obstacle in our life and how we overcame it..what did we consider leadership and an example..then we were given 3 scenarios one of us a had a patient who was a smoker..one was over weight..and one did not do home exercises and we had to reply with how we would approach the patient and help change their bad hbbits..finally what is one of our weaknesses!..that was it..honestly the other 2 girls did not do a good job..they stated that their weaknesses were self confidence and being indecissive two horrible things to claim when trying to become a pt..i said being to hard on myself expecting too much..you do not want to say anything that might conflict with your decision making when it comes to a patient!!..they also stuttered a lot and did not have a strong story for an obstacle and how they overcame it or a strong and motivational reason for choosing pt..and they said they chose that campus to be close to the beach!!..i mean come on..be creative and inspiring!!
the essay questions were all different one person had what is more important to you..the science or the art of physical therapy..i have known several people who have gotten this question..another question was define proffessionalism..and mine was what have i done to demonstrate my commitment to pursuing pt as a career!..
the cost of living here is extrmely expensive im not gonna lie..im not sure where you are now but the average one bedroom apartment is between 800-1100$ maybe even for a studio..2 bedrooms are around 1000-1400$ my advice would be to rent a room in a house it is very common around here i did it for about 3years that costs on average around 500$ not including utilities but everyone has nice houses and shared living areas!..sounds weird but its soooo very common here..i would reccomend going to roomates.com and starting a profile you will meet really awesome people..but if you have your heart set on apartments stay away from escondido or vista carlsbad or san marcos are the nicer areas there are not very many apartments right next to the campus..i actually live in oceanside with my grandma currently because there is no way i can afford to pay rent and attend school with out ending up in 200,000 in debt!..ummm i think that should cover all your questions..dont worry i had a million when i was applying so if you have any other questions let me know!
I was originally going to apply for the Spring 2010 class. I had heard through the rumor mill that they may have been having trouble filling the Summer 2009 class. When I found this out I called to see if this was true and they informed me that your class, the summer class, was filled but there were still seats in the fall class (seemed odd to me...since the deadline was like 4 months ago). Anyways.. they told me if I got my application to them as soon as I could, I could be considered for the Fall 2009 class. All this has happened in the last week and a half. I got an application together and I mailed it off March 18th. I put a tracking number on it and they received it Friday afternoon. I'm sure with it being a Friday afternoon it wasn't looked at yet. So I'll see what the next week or two brings me!
Yeah no problem..my stats are:
I cannot thank you enough for the inside info you have given me! I just got an email today from Krista saying my application is complete and it's now onto the review committee...I'll def keep you postedIm glad i could help..this site really is awesome!..but just so you know..your stats are very similar to mine..actually you have a higher pre rec gpa and believe it ot not higher gre!!..and i did not even take the writtin portion!!..and you have more clinical hours of observation than i did!!!!!..maybe that will make you smile..but my friend who was denied had a higher gpa gre and about 5 years of aid hours??..so i truly believ it is really based off your auto letters of recc and your interview impression for sure..but just practice those questions i gave you and plan out your essay and i think you have a good chance to at least be waitlisted at worst!..keep me updated!
Hey there. I'm not familiar with the OT program. But there are two information sessions at the San Marcos campus coming up on May 16 from 10:00am-12:00pm and on May 20 from 7:00pm-9:00pm for the OT and OT/PT dual program. Don't quote me on this but I think this upcoming September is the first OT class at this campus, so this could be by there isn't much info out there on it. I would have your girlfriend give them a call to find out more info. They can give her more info regarding her GRE scores and if she should retake them or not.
my interview is next friday (the 10th) at 11am! im very excited
hey! i felt the interview went very very well..so fingers crossed! they changed the questions up from the ones you gave me and the essay question was different as well. but i felt like i was just having a conversation with them, rather than being drilled with questions, so thats good. while on the tour mary told us that they were accepting around 55-60 people for the fall class and that they still had another interview date in early may. i really liked it there, everyone was so nice and it's such a nice area! are you still starting in early may? do you know anything about your class yet? it's all so exciting!oh the bank was broken a long time ago!..haha..there was 8 books on the book list around 600$..but il tell you the worst part about this whole thing..the shots..so many shots..tb, tetnus, hep b, mmr, titer...you need to have all your shots..i hate needles..it sucks!!
Well good luck and let me know how it goes!
there were only two of us interviewing that day. we interviewed with dr. wanda nitsch and dr. steve laslovich. both really nice and down to earth. they made me feel really comfortable. we were asked things like: if you were the president of your undergrad university, what would be something you would change? what is integrity and what was a situation that you had to use or felt it was tested? they had similar questions to yours but changed them up a little bit..such as: your doctor was overweight and smoked, would you listen to him when he told you to lose weight and quit smoking? do you feel as physical therapists we are role models? what changes do you see in physical therapy in the next 15-20 years? and then just things like what things have you done to prepare to be a physical therapy or be accepted in PT school? how do you handle stress? what class in undergrad was challenging to you and how did you overcome that challenge? etc. things like that...it's all sort of blurring together now. we were in there for about 45 minutes. my essay question was "what does the term quality of life mean to you?"Thats awesome im glad it went well..who did you interview with?..Mary is very nice!..and the school and area is great..i went to the community college and university bothe right down the street!..what questiones did they ask you..and what was your essay..too bad they changed it up..and i got those questions given to me by someone who has been in the program for a couple trimesters so they must of just changed them all maybe?
I actually just recieved my class schedule..i have fridays off!!!!..super excited i have class monday thur wed 7-4 crazy i dont even know what 7am looks like and we have lab and clinic hours on thursday..due to the loan difficulties and late fafsa acceptance my class only has 35 students!!..so its small too bad you couldnt have squeezed in that one!..I am also taking the pre-req anatomy class to try to help me out my friend who is currently in her first trimester says the anatomy is killer!!..i can send you my schedule if you want to take a look?
I hope you hear something soon!
well hopefully ill be in for fall or spring! i cant believe how slow the days are going by...haha. the next two weeks are gonna be long!
I GOT IN!!!! I just got the call from Mary!! I'm so excited!
..congrats!..i will keep you updated on how my trimester goes to give you a heads up! def keep me posted on how the first trimester is! is the online anatomy course offered through the school or else where? I cannot thank you enough for all your help and info you have given me this month! I'm still in shock that I only applied a month ago and I've been accepted! I get these random bursts of excitement when it hits me. Enjoy your last few days of freedom! It was the greatest phone call of my life! I can't wait to get my acceptance packet she said it probably won't be mailed until Monday.
Wow you're down to a couple of weeks now til you start!! thats so awesome!
Good luck tomorrow!!!!!! Happy first day!
Here's a website I found. Anytime I needed to call, I called the number for Enrollment Services on this site. http://my.usa.edu/ics/Admissions/
Good thing you called and found that out about your bio! Glad I could could help!
Thanks for the heads up! I'm sending them my check tomorrow for the course. Hope you're not going too crazy yet!ok..for anyone attending the university of st. augustine this fall..I highly highly recommend that you take the pre rec online anatomy class!! I only got through 6 sections on it, but it is pretty much verbatim what we are learning..and I would have been screwed! the class goes EXTREMELY fast!!..good news is i made it through the first week!
Hey there. I interviewed at the San Diego campus, I'm assuming they run their interviews very similar. You can read above in this thread for interview questions that Lirpa and I were asked. Just be yourself and just talk with them like you are having a conversation. You have already passed the first step of meeting their requirements and obtaining an interview. The rest of your acceptance rides on your interview. The people interviewing you do not know what you look like on paper, such as GPAs and GREs. They are basing everything off your presence. It doesn't matter if the person you are interviewing with looks better on paper, you could be a better people person and be accepted based on how you presented youself. I would refresh yourself on current issues in physical therapy, they make ask a question or two during the interview to see if you are update on current issues, such as vision 2020. I felt my interview was very relaxed. They didn't sit there drilling you with questions or trying to trip you up. They just want to get a feel for who you are. Just review the questions we were asked and think of how you would answer them, look up current events in PT and just be yourself. Good luck!
That massage class sounds like heaven! haha Def will help with the first trimester's stress. is anatomy the hardest course you have this semester and spend the most time on? or is another one killer? or all of them? haha study study study, you'll do great!I am seriously way in over my head already..its crazy im not gonna lie..the anatomy is INSANE!!..weve learned already pretty much what i learned in one semester in undergrad!! ..I study like 20 hours a day!!..ahhh..buts its fun I really like all my professors and courses especially massage class..awesome..pretty much we pair up and practice giving each other massages for 3 hours straight..hope your not modest ive had to remove my shirt almost every day!!..lol..ok gotta get back to anatomy..memorize..memorize..memorize..haha!
thanks Merryx for the advice I feel better about it now I feel like I will do ok if i can keep my nerves at bay. I wish july would hurry up. have you started at your school yet.