PT PT PT Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 1 minute ago, rrxxccooll said: I haven’t heard from queens same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehabgirl Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, ptmandem said: Has anyone else not heard back from UofT PT? No rejection/waitlist email or an acceptance? I havent, but got accepted to uwo and mac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTapplicant. Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 Nothing yet from UofT or Queen's, do you think they'll still send anything or wait until morning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PT PT PT Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 1 minute ago, PTapplicant. said: Nothing yet from UofT or Queen's, do you think they'll still send anything or wait until morning? I have a feeling it will be in the morning. I think last year was the same thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PT PT PT Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 Does anyone know what the UofT PT subGPA cut off was last year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTOTHOPEFUL Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 Just now, PT PT PT said: Does anyone know what the UofT PT subGPA cut off was last year? i remember reading 3.81 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammerz Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 Received UofT acceptance for OT in e-mail with campus assignment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekobeans Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 I got rejection letter from western and acceptance from Toronto & queens to my personal email. my sgpa is 3.73 and cgpa is 3.66 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PT PT PT Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 Just now, nekobeans said: I got rejection letter from western and acceptance from Toronto & queens to my personal email. my sgpa is 3.73 and cgpa is 3.66 PT or OT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
physiohopeful23 Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 Just now, nekobeans said: I got rejection letter from western and acceptance from Toronto & queens to my personal email. my sgpa is 3.73 and cgpa is 3.66 Did the acceptance show up in ORPAS too? or just an email? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kin2pt2020 Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 I have been lurking on this thread for months now, but since it is said and done as of tonight I figured I would throw in my results. Applied + (PT or OT?): PT at U of A, McMaster, U of T, Western, McGill (QY), Dal Accepted: U of A, McMaster, McGill, Western Waitlisted: Western (middle third) Rejected: U of T, Dal GPA: ok so I accidentally froze my ORPAS for 24 hours hahaha but I think they were both around 3.6 - 3.65. I had a 3.9/4.33 for Dal and a 3.65 - 3.7 ish for U of A. Perceived strength of essays/interviews/references: My primary reference was one of my professors, who I took 3 classes with and worked with on projects within our faculty. He had discussed taking me on as a master's student if PT didn't work out, and he knows me not just as a student but as a human being and understood how badly I wanted to go into PT. My second was a PT I did a practicum with, he is such an amazing mentor of mine and he got to see how I worked in the clinic, picked up skills and applied the textbook knowledge to clinical settings, and he gave me a lot of independence in my role as a kinesiologist/PT assistant. I had a second academic reference for the Dal application, which was another professor of mine who I also worked extensively with outside of the classroom on different projects within our faculty. He also wrote me a reference for my semester abroad. I think my personal statements were well written, and I have a variety of experiences I was able to speak on, including volunteering as a fitness attendant for people with disabilities, coaching youth soccer, being an executive for my kinesiology student society for 2 years at my undergrad university, attending 2 conferences, doing a semester abroad in Australia (I also did some volunteer work at my exchange university), work and practicum experience in physiotherapy clinics, and practicum experience as a media assistant for my undergrad school's varsity teams. My experiences are not all directly PT related but involve lots of leadership and self-direction. I had some friends from all different academic backgrounds read through my written components and offer suggestions, including some master's students and PT students. I felt confident in my Kira Talent for Mac. It was my first time writing CASPer, but I thought I did alright; not amazing and not horrible. I got lots of interview tips from friends and my PT referee, so I felt good about any interview components. Plus, I just generally like talking with people and genuinely enjoy interviews. I am honestly shocked to have received multiple offers, let alone one offer, considering my GPA is not stellar. I do think I might have made up for it with the CASPer/Kira Talent. I am debating between U of A and Mac, leaning towards U of A but still not entirely sure! Congrats to everyone who got offers! (Ended up going with U of A!) PTPTPT and natOT 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaitanyaVazir Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 Applied: McMaster, Western, Queens PTAccepted: Western Rejected: Mac, Queens (?) Offer from Western PT: Email, ORPAS, and their own site. Rejection email from McMaster! Nothing updated on Mosaic and ORPAS shows as blank. No correspondence from Queens as of yet! cGPA: 3.77 sGPA: 3.79 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummy2020 Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 Applied + (PT or OT?): PT only Accepted: McMaster (final offer on mosaic/email/orpas), Western(email/student portal/orpas), Queens(orpas only)Waitlisted:Rejected: UofT (?)GPA: cpga of 3.78 and sgpa of 3.81Perceived strength of essays/interviews/references: thought my UofT interview was strongest, but haven't heard anything back on ORPAS/email which I think I will presume as a rejection. It's my second year applying and last year I got accepted to 0/4 schools (with a sgpa of 3.78 so only a 0.03 difference in GPA this year, but my applications felt way stronger). McMaster interview was so-so for me, with strong and weak points. I thought my Queens and Western supplementary applications were strong, but I'm not too familiar with the schools acceptance process so I felt like it was really up in the air! References wise, one was a professor who I knew not super well considering she was my thesis supervisor, but well enough. We had a positive relationship and I had taken a seminar course of hers prior to my thesis, so she was familiar with me. Didn't think our relationship was superb, but she would leave me a decent reference. My professional reference is a personal physio mentor of mine who I really look up to and I believe left me a very strong reference! He treated me as an athlete and was the first person to truly open my eyes to the power of physiotherapy and introduce me to the world of rehab! In my personal experiences, I had a lot to pull from. Working as a personal trainer, volunteering with MS exercise programs, working as a 1:1 counsellor for children with autism, being an injured athlete, job shadowing in acute care, and working and liasing with physicians, nurses, and RTs in a hospital, and instructing exercise classes to seniors in my local community. These things all look great on paper, but I think the game changer for me was being able to succintly pull from these experiences how I was able to develop leadership, communication, collaboration, and related them to the essential PT competencies. For anyone reading this who also got accepted, my biggest congratulations to you! For anyone reading this who did not get accepted, I don't know what/how you feel, but I know how I felt last year. I would say to myself to keep your head up, enjoy the next year as much as you can, and continue to grow. Your worth is not measured by whether or not a program accepts you. P.S. last year, I got all my rejection emails in my personal email at 8:30am EST PTPTPT and churros31 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiaOT Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 8 minutes ago, nekobeans said: I got rejection letter from western and acceptance from Toronto & queens to my personal email. my sgpa is 3.73 and cgpa is 3.66 Congratulations!!! did you have any volunteer experience ? I have similar stats to you and haven’t heard from queens yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OThopeful2020 Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 Accepted to U of T, McMaster, and Western for OT! Haven't heard from Queens yet. All three have sent my offer letters via email and updated the status on ORPAS. U of T has also specified the campus in the email (I got St. George!). Good luck to everyone still waiting! I will be accepting my U of T offer, so this should move you up on the McMaster and Western waitlists! OT1996 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBarr98 Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 Still waiting anxiously on Ottawa and queens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdb13 Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 Does anyone know what the green circle (pending) on Mosaic implies? I haven't received an email from them confirming or denying me yet..could they be waiting for rejections before sending out a second wave? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PT PT PT Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 1 minute ago, GBarr98 said: Still waiting anxiously on Ottawa and queens! What is your sub and cum GPA if you dont mind me asking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OT2020Kait Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 Accepted to McMaster, UoT, Western, & Queens for OT!! sGPA: 3.83 cGPA: 3.9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ototot00001111 Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 does anyone know how fast the mcmaster OT waitlist moves? It's the only school I applied to because one of my references ditched days before the deadline... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David23 Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 hi guys, congrats on your accomplishments! i was waitlisted at mac ot at #9 and im wondering if anyone has a clue on what my chances are for getting in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OThopeful97 Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 Waitlisted upper third for Western! Does anyone know how much it moves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OT-InTheMaking-2020 Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 10 minutes ago, OT2020Kait said: Accepted to McMaster, UoT, Western, & Queens for OT!! sGPA: 3.83 CONGRATS! Which school are you leaning towards ?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptmandem Posted May 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 17 minutes ago, Emdb13 said: Does anyone know what the green circle (pending) on Mosaic implies? I haven't received an email from them confirming or denying me yet..could they be waiting for rejections before sending out a second wave? check for an email in your spam mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTplz2020 Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 On 12/19/2019 at 3:53 PM, OTplz2020 said: Applied + (PT or OT?): UofA, Western, Queen's, UofT and McMaster all for OTAccepted: McMaster, UofT, Western, UofAWaitlisted: Queen’sRejected:GPA:c-gpa 3.42 and s-gpa 3.79Perceived strength of essays/interviews/references: First time applying here! For my essay, I highlighted my experiences of working as an OTA since 2018, primarily in the mental health unit of a long-term care facility and have just recently started working on other units for supported living and dementia. As the unit was being commissioned for the first year, I worked directly under two OTs. I've had 3 years worth of practicum at various locations for individuals with physical and mental disabilities and also volunteered to help individuals with physical disabilities to exercise at my local gym. At my practicum placements, I was able to shadow a few OTs and conducted a research project under the supervision of one. I've also been working as a behavioural interventionist for an individual with autism to help them with their ADLs and to aid in their development of social skills. My work experience reference is one of the OTs that I've been working alongside for the past year. Super excited for this cycle! Best of luck to everybody!!! Will be firmly accepting McMaster for OT so the waitlists for UofT, Western and UofA will be moving! Stoked to be starting in fall!! If any of you are also choosing McMaster, please give me a shout! I'd love to connect with some future classmates! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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