General Admissions & OTCAS What are my chances of OT school??

[futureOT813]

University: University of Tampa (currently a junior)
Major: Allied Health
Overall GPA: 3.37 - might be slightly lower on OTCAS not sure (3.25 on OTCAS?)
Pre-Req GPA: 3.3-3.6 (depending on school)
Last 60 Credit Hours so far GPA: 3.51
GRE: have not taken it yet (taking it in May and July)

Extra-Curric: President of Order of Omega Greek Honor Society, Vice President of OT club, Competition Officer for HOSA, Member of Sorority, Director of Public Relations of my Sorority, Director of Senior Programming for my Sorority, Over 60 hours of community service through my sorority, 3 years of working at a Children's Day Camp, College Cheerleader (Freshman Year)

Shadowing/Observation Hours: (141 hours in total) 50 hours of School-based OT, 36 Hours of Hand Therapy OT, 40 hours of Pediatric Outpatient OT, 7 hours in a pediatric hospital setting OT, 8 hours at a rehabilitation outpatient clinic

Letters of Rec: 2 OT's (Hand Therapist and Pediatric OT), 1 anatomy professor, 1 writing composition professor, 1 from the head chair of health science (professor)

Applying to: Gannon University, Nova Southeastern (Tampa and Ft. Lauderdale), UF, FGCU, Barry U (Miami), St. Augustine, Adventist University of Health Science, NYU, Columbia, Hofstra, Seton Hall, Stony Brook, Kean, and Stockton

Also, I received a C in Physics do you think that hurt my chances and GPA

I know my GPA could be higher but I had a rough first semester in college. Any way of improving my stats before applying???

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[mk04447]

If I told said you were a shoe in would you quit trying to improve your application?

 

[futureOT813]

If I told said you were a shoe in would you quit trying to improve your application?

Not at all I am trying to improve it as much as I can to receive the best possible outcome of schools

 

[OTcaligirl]

University: University of Tampa (currently a junior)
Major: Allied Health
Overall GPA: 3.37 - might be slightly lower on OTCAS not sure (3.25 on OTCAS?)
Pre-Req GPA: 3.3-3.6 (depending on school)
Last 60 Credit Hours so far GPA: 3.51
GRE: have not taken it yet (taking it in May and July)

Extra-Curric: President of Order of Omega Greek Honor Society, Vice President of OT club, Competition Officer for HOSA, Member of Sorority, Director of Public Relations of my Sorority, Director of Senior Programming for my Sorority, Over 60 hours of community service through my sorority, 3 years of working at a Children's Day Camp, College Cheerleader (Freshman Year)

Shadowing Hours: (141 hours in total) 50 hours of School-based OT, 36 Hours of Hand Therapy OT, 40 hours of Pediatric Outpatient OT, 7 hours in a pediatric hospital setting OT, 8 hours at a rehabilitation outpatient clinic

Letters of Rec: 2 OT's (Hand Therapist and Pediatric OT), 1 anatomy professor, 1 writing composition professor, 1 from the head chair of health science (professor)

Applying to: Gannon University, Nova Southeastern (Tampa and Ft. Lauderdale), UF, FGCU, Barry U (Miami), St. Augustine, Adventist University of Health Science, NYU, Columbia, Hofstra, Seton Hall, Stony Brook, Kean, and Stockton

Also, I received a C in Physics do you think that hurt my chances and GPA

I know my GPA could be higher but I had a rough first semester in college. Any way of improving my stats before applying???

Looks like doing well on your GRE and possibly retaking any prereqs that you got a B or less on may be worthwhile. Otherwise stats looks good. Best of luck!!