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[Dragon416]

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This summer will be a crazy one. Applying to non-ptcas and ptcas will take a lot of time. However, that will be my intent this summer as a feel I have a strong apllication. I am super excited and nervous about this but I feel like I have a really good chance. Who else is excited for applying? Are there any re-applicants? Good luck to all!

In a good mood

 

[HeatherDPT]

Me me me me! First time applicant 🙂 I've nervous and excited!

 

[situational]

It will be my third time trying this upcoming 2014-2015 cycle. I'm just so tired of it all. Trying to get into classes to retake. The part time job I hold while volunteering on the side. The wait and ultimately the disappointment.

 

[Dragon416]

It will be my third time trying this upcoming 2014-2015 cycle. I'm just so tired of it all. Trying to get into classes to retake. The part time job I hold while volunteering on the side. The wait and ultimately the disappointment.

Wow, what happened? GPA?

 

[StudentRehab]

It will be my third time trying this upcoming 2014-2015 cycle. I'm just so tired of it all. Trying to get into classes to retake. The part time job I hold while volunteering on the side. The wait and ultimately the disappointment.

stats? I'm curious as to what you can do after 3 years of application cycles. Have you ever tried to get a PT aid job, that way you're not volunteering AND working at the same time?

 

[situational]

stats? I'm curious as to what you can do after 3 years of application cycles. Have you ever tried to get a PT aid job, that way you're not volunteering AND working at the same time?

It's my GPA. My overall is 3.14, my prerequisite GPA hovers from 3.11 - 3.3 depending on the program.

I have several problem courses that for the past two years I could not get into to retake. I did take other courses as prerequisites such as psychology and statistics but they were not lab courses. When it comes to lab courses in my area, it was literally impossible for me to get in. 35 person classes, with a full (and closed) waitlist, with an additional 30-40 people petitioning on the first day of class trying to sit in. I was one of those 40 every time and it was a lottery for about 3-4 people each time, and I can say now that I am not a lucky person. Of the six courses I took post-bacc for prerequisites, I have a 4.0 GPA. It's just those goddamn Cs from 8 years ago when I was a young stupid idiot that is really hurting me now.

You can probably find my extracurricular activities in the stickied thread, I don't feel like typing it all out. GRE was 162/161/5.0

I tried to get a PT aide job, but many of the places I have tried offered minimum wage or were so used to volunteers that they were unwilling to actually pay. I enjoy volunteering at the VA though to be honest.

I actually have a job at a TV manufacturing company. I am quality control engineer / logistics coordinator. It pays $15 an hour, more than I'd ever get at a PT aide job, and I have to help with the bills and just have money in general, so I took it instead.

 

[StudentRehab]

It's my GPA. My overall is 3.14, my prerequisite GPA hovers from 3.11 - 3.3 depending on the program.

I have several problem courses that for the past two years I could not get into to retake. I did take other courses as prerequisites such as psychology and statistics but they were not lab courses. When it comes to lab courses in my area, it was literally impossible for me to get in. 35 person classes, with a full (and closed) waitlist, with an additional 30-40 people petitioning on the first day of class trying to sit in. I was one of those 40 every time and it was a lottery for about 3-4 people each time, and I can say now that I am not a lucky person. Of the six courses I took post-bacc for prerequisites, I have a 4.0 GPA. It's just those goddamn Cs from 8 years ago when I was a young stupid idiot that is really hurting me now.

You can probably find my extracurricular activities in the stickied thread, I don't feel like typing it all out. GRE was 162/161/5.0

I tried to get a PT aide job, but many of the places I have tried offered minimum wage or were so used to volunteers that they were unwilling to actually pay. I enjoy volunteering at the VA though to be honest.

I actually have a job at a TV manufacturing company. I am quality control engineer / logistics coordinator. It pays $15 an hour, more than I'd ever get at a PT aide job, and I have to help with the bills and just have money in general, so I took it instead.

Your GRE scores are ridiculously good. But yea, I guess working on re-taking classes is your best bet on getting into DPT school to raise that GPA any.

 

[Dragon416]

Your GRE scores are ridiculously good. But yea, I guess working on re-taking classes is your best bet on getting into DPT school to raise that GPA any.

Haha, mine are the opposite. Low gre, high cgpa and high prereq gpa.

 

[ptlover]

Third time I guess you can call it that. I am SO ready bring it on

 

[BiffTheFlashRogers]

I'm incredibly excited and terrified at the same time! I know, and have known for a while, that I love PT and I can't wait to continue on the next part of my journey to becoming one.

This summer will be my first time applying, as I am a third year undergrad right now. This forum makes me feel a bit more prepared but also scares me when I see how insanely competitive everything is. I sat down and did the math on EVERYTHING (and I mean everything) and it looks like my PTCAS overall GPA will be ~3.4 (Human Biology) and my pre-req GPA will be 3.3-3.5 depending on the program so I hope I can get in somewhere with that. I am taking the GRE next week for the first time.

I have three LOR's coming (my A&P professor, and two PT's), a lot of what I feel are strong extracurriculars (among other things: volunteer youth track coach, founder and running director of a peer to peer personal training club on campus, a competitive team member of a running club in my home town) but will only have ~100 hours of observation across three different settings at the time of application. On here, however, I see some people posting several hundred or even 1,000+ hours of observation which baffles me. As a full time student who works 40+ hour weeks all summer long, I don't understand how I could possibly do that. I have a few weeks early in the summer that I dedicate to observation, as well as a couple days each week during this past semester while away at school (something I built my schedule around) and I will be barely at 100 hours with all of that.

I love to write so I am kind of pumped to find out the essay question from PTCAS. I'm hoping I can at least score some interviews early on in the process due to some of my applications stronger aspects (if it even has any) and be able to really sell myself in an interview. I think I would really flourish in that setting. Then again, so do most people I've spoken to. Eek.

I have narrowed down my top choices to a list of ~15 schools on the east coast, primarily in NY (I live upstate), PA, MA, ME, VA, SC, and GA.

Anxious and excited to get the ball rollin'!

 

[DesertPT]

...will only have ~100 hours of observation across three different settings at the time of application. On here, however, I see some people posting several hundred or even 1,000+ hours of observation which baffles me. As a full time student who works 40+ hour weeks all summer long, I don't understand how I could possibly do that. I have a few weeks early in the summer that I dedicate to observation, as well as a couple days each week during this past semester while away at school (something I built my schedule around) and I will be barely at 100 hours with all of that.

Same here. Honestly I wouldn't worry about it. Anyone that says they did over 1000hrs probably worked as a tech or something, and I personally can't afford to work for $7.50/hr instead of the job I have.

If your GPA and GRE score are above your schools averages and you have strong recommendations, you should be fine if you meet the schools requirements for observation. And if you really apply for 15 schools you should get in somewhere for cryin' out loud.

 

[BiffTheFlashRogers]

And if you really apply for 15 schools you should get in somewhere for cryin' out loud.

Hahaha yeah I plan to narrow it down to 7-12 but still.

And absolutely. I think the majority of people with tons of hours took a year off at least before applying.

 

[Dragon416]

I will have approximately 300ish hours when I apply. Have like 100 inpatient and rest outpatient. Good luck to all!