General Admissions & OTCAS What can I do?

[OTDreamer1115]

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Hi everyone,
This is my first time posting. I am currently a junior and applying next cycle to start Summer/Fall 2018. I am very nervous because my first two years I struggled a lot with anxiety and my grades suffered.
My GPA is a 3.2 right now. I got a W in Anatomy, retook and got a C, B in physio, C in bio, Bs in Abnormal, Developmental, and Stats. I got a B in speech and an A in Med Term.
I am taking the GRE in the spring and am currently in a GRE Prep course. I intern with an OT at a high-functioning school. I will have around a 100 hours, I shadow at Peds, Hand, Hippo, and will look for one more. I volunteer at a camp for children with illnesses and will have around 400 hours. I am also hoping to get a job at a school for Cerebral Palsy.
Basically, OT is my dream and I will do whatever it takes. I am working really hard from now until July to get everything perfect. I was thinking of re-taking Bio, Abnormal, Developmental, and Stats, where I know I can get all As- should I do it? What else can I do?

 

[beestrng]

Hi everyone,
This is my first time posting. I am currently a junior and applying next cycle to start Summer/Fall 2018. I am very nervous because my first two years I struggled a lot with anxiety and my grades suffered.
My GPA is a 3.2 right now. I got a W in Anatomy, retook and got a C, B in physio, C in bio, Bs in Abnormal, Developmental, and Stats. I got a B in speech and an A in Med Term.
I am taking the GRE in the spring and am currently in a GRE Prep course. I intern with an OT at a high-functioning school. I will have around a 100 hours, I shadow at Peds, Hand, Hippo, and will look for one more. I volunteer at a camp for children with illnesses and will have around 400 hours. I am also hoping to get a job at a school for Cerebral Palsy.
Basically, OT is my dream and I will do whatever it takes. I am working really hard from now until July to get everything perfect. I was thinking of re-taking Bio, Abnormal, Developmental, and Stats, where I know I can get all As- should I do it? What else can I do?

Pretty sure you need at least a B in anatomy/physio to be considered for any program. Retaking that may bump you up a bit GPA wise.

Bio 1 should be easy. Did you take it your first semester? Maybe you matured a bit and you should retake it.

There are expensive and cheap programs out there. The expensive ones i think are easier to get into.

Everything else seems good to me.

 

[lao27746]

All of your experience in OT will look great on your resume. If I were you, I would retake some of those prereqs, especially anatomy

 

[HME4OT]

Like the others, I agree that retaking some prereqs will be your best bet. It will show commitment and that you're willing to do what it takes to excel at Graduate-level courses, which are very demanding.