kinfused Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 Hi guys! I'm a kin undergrad who's aiming for an MSc in either PT or OT and I was wondering how important research experience is for PT admissions. I have really diverse practical experiences, but have been struggling to find research positions. Will this put me at a huge disadvantage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maybePT Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 I wouldn't say it puts you at a disadvantage at all. However having research experience is never a bad thing. What I did to get research experience is email profs that I had classes with to see if they had any spots for a undergraduate research directed study. This way I got research experience while at the same time getting credits towards graduation and GPA. It was really tough academically (doing classes+ doing research simultaneously) but it worked out. kinfused 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinfused Posted February 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2020 7 hours ago, maybePT said: This way I got research experience while at the same time getting credits towards graduation and GPA. My program offers research practicum courses but as far as I'm aware, some PT programs don't count them towards your GPA. Has this impacted your application at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maybePT Posted February 22, 2020 Report Share Posted February 22, 2020 1 hour ago, kinfused said: My program offers research practicum courses but as far as I'm aware, some PT programs don't count them towards your GPA. Has this impacted your application at all? I have applied to UBC and it has not impacted my application as I received an interview invite. UBC doesnt look at them. that being said, its not easy to score high in these classes and professors will tell you that up front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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