General Admissions & OTCAS Who have you heard back from? 2020-2021 Cycle

This forum made possible through the generous support of SDN members, donors, and sponsors. Thank you.
hopefulfutureOT99 said:
Hi everyone! I have been accepted to several MOT and OTD programs and have narrowed it down to Temple University's MOT program and Quinnipiac's OTD program. I'm having a really hard time deciding between these programs. I am still torn between masters vs doctorate because I'm not 100% sure how much I enjoy doing/want to be involved in research and a whole project/capstone about it - I feel that I will prefer more clinical experience over research... At the moment, I definitely want to practice for several years as a clinician and then I would say my "dream job" is something like a Director of Rehabilitation Services either in a hospital or for a company. If anyone has any advice, thoughts, or anything about either school/program or MOT vs OTD, I would love any feedback or words of wisdom!!
Click to expand...
How was Temple's interview???
 
otapplying2021 said:
Applied: Jefferson, MCPHS, Temple, Salus, Tufts, Stockton, Seton Hall, Chatham, University of Pittsburg
Interviews: Jefferson ( 10/26), Temple (11/5) Salus ( 11/18 & 12/3) Chatham ( 11/14)
Acceptances: MCPHS ( 9/16) Jefferson( 11/6) Temple (11/11) University of Pittsburg ( 11/12) Tufts (11/16)
Rejections:

If anyone has any questions about the interview process feel free to ask! I know that it can be so nerve-wracking.
Click to expand...
How was temples interview process?? Roughly how long was it and was it on zoom? Thank you!!
 
123456OT said:
They mentioned by December 18th!
Click to expand...
Interviews: UMHB & Baylor
Accepted: UMHB (intent decision due tmrw). Still waiting to hear back from top choice, Baylor. 🥴 around what time did people get calls?
 
oughtabeOT said:
Applied: UW (Seattle), Eastern Washington University, UPS (Tacoma), Samuell Meritt, USC, Dominican, Pacific University Oregon, West Coast University
Interviews: West Coast University (11/20)
Acceptances:
Waitlists:
Rejections:

If anyone has applied to the same schools and has heard back please let me know! I only applied to schools that don't require the GRE since I am terrible at standardized testing and don't feel its a good represntation of my academics. So would also love to find more programs that aren't considering scores 🙂
Click to expand...
I had an interview with Samuel Merritt and was accepted!
 
OTD*
Applied: VCU, WashU, Boston University, MGH, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Belmont, Tufts, Ohio State
Interviews: Belmont, WashU
Acceptances: Belmont, Tufts
Waitlists: N/A
Rejections: Boston University, MGH

I’m starting to get a little worried about not having heard back from WashU since some people already have been accepted. Has anyone heard anything from VCU, MUSC or Ohio State yet?
 
To anyone who applied to temple program, how long did it take for you to receive an interview? Getting nervous because I was accepted for wideners program but turned it down because that wasn’t my first pick, now I’m waitlist at one school and most likely will be waitlisted at another since some students already have been accepted 😫
 
futureoterin said:
OTD*
Applied: VCU, WashU, Boston University, MGH, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Belmont, Tufts, Ohio State
Interviews: Belmont, WashU
Acceptances: Belmont, Tufts
Waitlists: N/A
Rejections: Boston University, MGH

I’m starting to get a little worried about not having heard back from WashU since some people already have been accepted. Has anyone heard anything from VCU, MUSC or Ohio State yet?
Click to expand...
Also still waiting on MUSC so don't panic! I think they emailed last week or the week before about having lots of applications to go through and that they would send out emails in mid-December so it should be coming any day now. Good luck!!
 
Applied: OSU, WashU, Rush, UIC, Toledo
Interviews: OSU (12/12), WashU (asynchronous), Rush (11/30)
Acceptances: WashU (12/18), OSU (12/15), Rush (12/4), UIC (11/25), Toledo (11/6)
Waitlists: n/a
Rejections: n/a

I accepted the OSU offer today!
 
Last edited:
FutureOT8196 said:
When did you hear back from UIC? And do you mind sharing your stats?
Click to expand...
I heard back from UIC on 11/25, but didn't accept the offer due to cost.

Undergrad GPA: 3.7
Post-bacc GPA (13 credit hours): 4.0
GRE: V-164, Q-167, W-4.5

41 hours of observations before Covid hit, then 16 hours of alternatives to observations (podcasts, videos, reading, etc.)
Work experiences adding up to 2.5 years of full-time work with young adults with developmental disabilities in recreation, behavior intervention, job coaching, and caregiving
 
hopefulOT15 said:
Applied: UW (Seattle), EWU, UIC, WashU, SUNY Downstate, Sacred Heart, Tennessee State, Elmhurst, Columbia, Towson, Salus
Interviews: Salus, Towson, Sacred Heart, SUNY Downstate
Acceptances: Salus, Sacred Heart, SUNY Downstate, WashU, UIC
Waitlists:
Rejections:
Click to expand...
How long did it take for you to hear from Sacred Heart on your acceptance after the interview?
 
futureoterin said:
OTD*
Applied: VCU, WashU, Boston University, MGH, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Belmont, Tufts, Ohio State
Interviews: Belmont, WashU
Acceptances: Belmont, Tufts
Waitlists: N/A
Rejections: Boston University, MGH

I’m starting to get a little worried about not having heard back from WashU since some people already have been accepted. Has anyone heard anything from VCU, MUSC or Ohio State yet?
Click to expand...
When did you hear back from Boston University? I'm still waiting on an email after having an early decision interview.
 
OTD
Applied : Boston University, NYU, UNC Chapel Hill, University Of Pittsburgh
I am in the process of applying to more schools these schools are extremely competitive I wouldn’t be surprised if I didn’t get accepted.
Acceptances: NA
Rejections: NA
I wish I would of applied during early decision now I have to wait awhile.
 
Just curious if anyone has heard back from Ohio State about a January interview yet
 
Applied: Boston's University, Tufts, Ohio State, Texas Woman's University (TWU), Texas Tech, Chatham University
Interviews: Boston University, TWU, Texas Tech, Chatham University
Acceptances: TWU-Denton Location, Chatham University
Waitlists: N/A
Rejections: Tufts (I only went to one information session 🙃)

Boston said I'd head back this month (December) and Texas Tech said I'd hear back 4-6 weeks after my interview... (It's been 6 weeks thus far so I'm just waiting...) Ohio state sent me the fellowship application and has my overall application still pending 🤷‍♀️.
 
Applied: Tufts, Wingate, Boston, Chatham, & Duke
Interviews: Wingate (11/18)
Acceptances: Wingate (11/23), Tufts (11/17)
Waitlists:
Rejections:

Still working on my Duke application, and waiting to hear from Boston and Chatham!
 
mirot said:
Applied: Thomas Jefferson (OTD), Pitt, Temple, Tufts, UIC, NYU, Boston University, MGHIHP
Interviews: Thomas Jefferson, Temple, Boston University, MGHIHP
Accepted: Thomas Jefferson, Temple, Tufts
Waitlisted: Pitt, MGHIHP
Rejected:
Click to expand...
If you dont mind, what is your top choice out of your acceptances?
 
Anyone else still waiting to hear back from the first round of Boston University interviews? I saw earlier in this thread that we were supposed to hear today, but I still haven’t gotten anything!
 
2020OTapply said:
If you dont mind, what is your top choice out of your acceptances?
Click to expand...
Right now it's Thomas Jefferson! I have heard wonderful things about their facilities and their faculty, and I really enjoy the location of it (close-ish to home and being in Center City). I really wish Temple's was an OTD program (although they're planning to convert for fall 2022) so that's my main con about it, and also the location is not necessarily in the heart of the city like Jefferson is. But I LOVE Temple's faculty, they just seem SO so nice and kind, and I also do love their program and its public health lens. For Tufts, I really enjoyed their vibes and I felt very welcomed by them throughout the whole process, but when I went to go see the campus I was very turned off by the surroundings, it just seemed very depressing. Don't get me wrong, their undergrad campus is beautiful, but the OT building is like a mile from the campus in a weird place and I felt like I couldn't live in Medford for 3 years because what I saw immediately around campus was not attractive to me. I did already put a deposit down at Jefferson but I'm waiting to see about BU. I had an early decision interview and I thought they were supposed to email us today about decisions but I didn't get anything 🙁
 
kas495 said:
Anyone else still waiting to hear back from the first round of Boston University interviews? I saw earlier in this thread that we were supposed to hear today, but I still haven’t gotten anything!
Click to expand...
Same! The admissions rep said "around December 18" and I was literally nervous all day and nothing came in. I feel like now we're going to have to wait till Monday and I hate the suspense 🙁
 
mirot said:
Same! The admissions rep said "around December 18" and I was literally nervous all day and nothing came in. I feel like now we're going to have to wait till Monday and I hate the suspense 🙁
Click to expand...
Oh I know, I’ve been checking my email and this page literally all day! I feel like we’ll have to find out either Monday or Tuesday the latest because of the holidays.
I also saw on their admissions FAQs that early decision letters will be sent out before the winter break, and the BU academic calendar looks like there are still finals tomorrow.

So either way it should be any day now, glad I’m not the only one haha! Best of luck!!
 
Applied: Elmhurst (9/18), Indiana State (9/18), Rush (9/20), UIC (10/5), Carroll (10/21), Maryville (11/19)
Interviews: Indiana State (12/5), Elmhurst (1/8), Rush (3/12)
Acceptances: Indiana State (12/7), Elmhurst (1/27), Carroll (3/26), Maryville (4/15)
Waitlists: Carroll (1/21), Maryville (2/12), Rush (3/22)
Rejections: UIC (3/2)
 
Last edited:
Has anyone heard from UW (Seattle) yet? I thought they may at least be done with initial review by now.
Thanks!
 
I just got a rejection from boston university (early decision). Good luck to everyone else who interviewed!
 
Fshamaa said:
Applied: Boston's University, Tufts, Ohio State, Texas Woman's University (TWU), Texas Tech, Chatham University
Interviews: Boston University, TWU, Texas Tech, Chatham University
Acceptances: TWU-Denton Location, Chatham University
Waitlists: N/A
Rejections: Tufts (I only went to one information session 🙃)

Boston said I'd head back this month (December) and Texas Tech said I'd hear back 4-6 weeks after my interview... (It's been 6 weeks thus far so I'm just waiting...) Ohio state sent me the fellowship application and has my overall application still pending 🤷‍♀️.
Click to expand...
Update!

I just got my acceptance from Boston University. 🙂
 
Applied: Boston University, University of Pittsburg, Tufts, Columbia
Interviews: BU
Acceptances: BU, University of Pittsburg
Waitlists:
Rejections: Tufts
 
JoyOT said:
I had an interview with Samuel Merritt and was accepted!
Click to expand...
Nice! Congrats on your acceptance 🙂 I just heard back from them and have my interview on 1/9. Any advice for the interview?
 
Update
Applied: Texas Tech, TWU, UTHSCSA
Interviews: Texas Tech, TWU, UTHSCSA
Acceptances: TWU-Houston
Waitlists: Texas Tech
Rejections:
 
Has anyone declined an acceptance because you haven't heard back from the schools you really wanted to go to? I declined my one offer but then two days later received an email saying I was waitlisted at one school and have to wait until late January to hear back from the second school I want to go to!! I hate waiting so long, getting extremely anxious and feel like I made a mistake now :/
 
otstudent22 said:
Has anyone declined an acceptance because you haven't heard back from the schools you really wanted to go to? I declined my one offer but then two days later received an email saying I was waitlisted at one school and have to wait until late January to hear back from the second school I want to go to!! I hate waiting so long, getting extremely anxious and feel like I made a mistake now :/
Click to expand...
You can always accept and put a non-refundable deposit down to save your seat, and then tell them you won’t be attending later. I’ve had to do that for every school so far until I hear back from my top choice. I would start doing that!
 
theOTguide said:
You can always accept and put a non-refundable deposit down to save your seat, and then tell them you won’t be attending later. I’ve had to do that for every school so far until I hear back from my top choice. I would start doing that!
Click to expand...
I will probably do that if I get accepted into one of the programs I applied to, I should've before just so I don't have all the stress on my shoulders now!!
 
otstudent22 said:
Has anyone declined an acceptance because you haven't heard back from the schools you really wanted to go to? I declined my one offer but then two days later received an email saying I was waitlisted at one school and have to wait until late January to hear back from the second school I want to go to!! I hate waiting so long, getting extremely anxious and feel like I made a mistake now :/
Click to expand...
The exact same thing happened to me and I’ve been a little stressed out but I’m just hoping to hear good news from other programs.

You can always apply to additional programs before it’s too late.
 
GAOT said:
The exact same thing happened to me and I’ve been a little stressed out but I’m just hoping to hear good news from other programs.

You can always apply to additional programs before it’s too late.
Click to expand...
I'm waiting to hear back from 4 more schools so hopefully I get into at least 1!!! lol I just hate waiting it out because I do not want to get waitlisted again😡 hopefully we both get good news!! Where do you want to go?
 
otstudent22 said:
I'm waiting to hear back from 4 more schools so hopefully I get into at least 1!!! lol I just hate waiting it out because I do not want to get waitlisted again😡 hopefully we both get good news!! Where do you want to go?
Click to expand...
Again SAME lol and Towson or Advent health in Orlando. How about you?
 
JoyOT said:
Thank you! Congrats on the interview, it is super low-key and fast. No longer than 10 minutes! All interviewees are asked the same 5 questions, classic interview questions and two situational.
Click to expand...
Thanks for the help! Thats reassuring its not too intimidating 🙂
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

1
General Admissions & OTCAS Illinois Schools: Who have you heard back from? 2021-2022 Cycle (UIC, Midwestern, Rush, Lewis and so on.)
Replies
19
Views
3K
noobie123456
N
F
General Admissions & OTCAS Illinois schools: Who have you heard back from? 2020-2021 Cycle
Replies
42
Views
9K
tgorman
T
V
  • Question Question
General Admissions & OTCAS UIC OTD 24-25 application cycle
Replies
2
Views
817
vfutureotb
V
M
  • Locked
Program-Specific Info / Q's Howard OTD 2025-2026 application cycle
Replies
0
Views
400
mhouston
M
P
General Admissions & OTCAS OTD 2024-2025 Cycle
Replies
20
Views
5K
xx.mms.xx
X
Top