I've heard that PT school is a hectic environment. I'd like to make myself more prepared for success in school as well as in the profession. What types of classes/subjects are ones that will help prepare for the workload/content in PT school as well as help me succeed the PT profession?
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What types of classes/subjects are ones that will help with doing well in PT sc.
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Well I see that 30 individuals have reviewed this with no response. Let me elaborate more. Currently I'm a science tutor at the college I'm currently taking prerequisites at. With this the main topic is Anatomy/Physiology. Now I think it's obvious that knowledge of a majority of this information is essential. I'm wondering what other classes/information would be helpful on succeeding in PT school. I'm also wondering what specific topics of Anatomy/physiology are especially crucial because they will be expected knowledge in PT school.
Here are some examples I could think of... would this knowledge really help though.
Medical Terminology?
Musculoskeletal Anatomy?
Sports Nutrition?
Here are some examples I could think of... would this knowledge really help though.
Medical Terminology?
Musculoskeletal Anatomy?
Sports Nutrition?
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To be honest, any health science topic will help you succeed in PT school. It will just make you that much more exposed to health sciences, which will in general make you more knowledgeable. And knowledge is power; the more you know, the more effective you'll be both academically and in real life. For undergrad classes (I'm a bio major/psych minor), I found that orgo, mammalian physiology, and comparative anatomy helped me appreciate/understand a+p better, and I found most of my psych classes helpful in understand why some people act like they do (more life-y stuff). I'm sure all the classes you mentioned above will help you or reinforce a+p for you--it certainly won't hurt.
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Succeeding in a PT program is not going to be determined by the classes you take in undergrad. Take the prereqs, and whatever else you want.
It doesn't matter what you learn in undergrad. If you have it again in PT school you will relearn it, and you will learn it more extensively than you ever dreamed you could when compared to the undergrad class with similar subject matter.
I guess what I am trying to say is that your success in a program is going to be determined by how much you study while you are in the program...not by how much you study the material before you are a PT student.
It doesn't matter what you learn in undergrad. If you have it again in PT school you will relearn it, and you will learn it more extensively than you ever dreamed you could when compared to the undergrad class with similar subject matter.
I guess what I am trying to say is that your success in a program is going to be determined by how much you study while you are in the program...not by how much you study the material before you are a PT student.
I'm an undergrad as well, so I don't directly know what would help. Unfortunately, my school does not have any health sciences major types and very few relevant classes. One class that myself and many of my classmates that are going into healthcare fields have been interested in is Health Psychology. Basically talking about the Psychology that goes into stress, diet, and destructive behaviors and what effect they have on the body. It may not be relevant to PT schooling, but it is certainly an interesting topic to know about and to talk with future patients about.
Other than that, I wish I had the time to take orgo as I could see how that could be helpful, as Marathoner said. Other than that I'd say simply take classes that seem relevant and interesting. That way you're interest will continue to be stimluated and your knowledge will continue to grow.
Other than that, I wish I had the time to take orgo as I could see how that could be helpful, as Marathoner said. Other than that I'd say simply take classes that seem relevant and interesting. That way you're interest will continue to be stimluated and your knowledge will continue to grow.
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If you don't have the option of taking health related classes/bio classes, like FallBack said, you will definitely learn all the PT related classes in PT in great depth. You can be whatever major you want when you apply to PT school; just do your prereqs. I'm just saying if you are a science major, though, the classes I mentioned will help. =)
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Either a Science (bio, chem or physics) or Exercise Science(physiology, kines, etc) will both help. just pick both will help with their respected tracks. There is not Bio + Exercise combined to give you best of both worlds to my knowledge.
But if you take hard classes with numbers like 16 ot 18 credits per semester and do well, then you will be ok in pt school. it's about course load and how u can handle time, stress, etc
But if you take hard classes with numbers like 16 ot 18 credits per semester and do well, then you will be ok in pt school. it's about course load and how u can handle time, stress, etc
If you don't have the option of taking health related classes/bio classes, like FallBack said, you will definitely learn all the PT related classes in PT in great depth. You can be whatever major you want when you apply to PT school; just do your prereqs. I'm just saying if you are a science major, though, the classes I mentioned will help. =)
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