MV2112 Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 Applied: UofT and UWO (both PT) Accepted: Waitlisted: Rejected: GPA: cumGPA: 3.59 subGPA: 3.89 Perceived strength of essays/interviews/references: taught anatomy to PT/OT students for 2 years, 1 reference from PT/OT professor, have a MSc Not sure if any of that really matters for UofT or UWO though, given that what determines whether or not I get into either is mostly my subGPA (+ CAP for UofT)...as far as i understand it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pendulum29 Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 Applied: UofT, Western PT Accepted: Waitlisted: Rejected: GPA: cumGPA: 3.72 subGPA: 3.98 Perceived strength of essays/interviews/references: Academic reference from a prof in whose seminar class I received the highest mark. Professional reference from a volunteer supervisor at a hospital I've been at for close to 3 years (hands-on work, not the clerical stuff) - she even showed me her letter which gratefully was very complimenting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PT2014a Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Applied: UofT PT, McMaster PT, Queen's PT, Western PT Accepted: UofT, McMaster Waitlisted: Western, Queens Interviews: UofT, McMaster Rejected: GPA: cGPA: 3.65 sGPA: 3.82 Perceived strength of essays/interviews/references: I thought my Queen's essay was strong, used many personal experiences from ECs as well as shadowing. Academic reference was from a professor I did a summer research project with, and the other reference was from a current boss that knows me very well personally. However, neither reference letter was from a PT, which may put me at a disadvantage. U of T will be my first choice because there are more opportunities to work at a hospital and Toronto is where I would want to settle in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OT16 Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 I have a feeling the bubble has burst. Seems like way less people are buzzing this year about PT. Other years you come on here theres 50 people applying with 3.9+ GPA. good observation, i didnt realize that until you said it. Maybe we will fall in one of those statistical outlier years. That would be sweet. It does seem rather quiet here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mhunte03 Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 good observation, i didnt realize that until you said it. Maybe we will fall in one of those statistical outlier years. That would be sweet. It does seem rather quiet here. Here's hoping you guys are right, knock on wood, but I remember this time last year this website seemed to be buzzing like crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PThopefulness Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Applied: Mac, Queens, and UofA PT SubGPA: 3.80 (in ontario), and 3.85 (in Alberta) CumGPA: 3.65 Essays and personal submissions: It is my first time applying this year, so I don't really know if I did well on my personal submission sections, but I do feel good about them. Everyone on this thread has such high GPA's . Hopefully this year, The GPA requirement drops (I think highly unlikely) or at least stay the same.Best of lucks to everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Physio101 Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Applied: Mac, Queens, and UofA PTSubGPA: 3.80 (in ontario), and 3.85 (in Alberta) CumGPA: 3.65 Essays and personal submissions: It is my first time applying this year, so I don't really know if I did well on my personal submission sections, but I do feel good about them. Everyone on this thread has such high GPA's . Hopefully this year, The GPA requirement drops (I think highly unlikely) or at least stay the same.Best of lucks to everyone! are you from alberta? if not unfortunetely the out of province gpa to get an interview is usually 3.9++ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PThopefulness Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 are you from alberta? if not unfortunetely the out of province gpa to get an interview is usually 3.9++ Yup I'm from Alberta =). However I had no idea the out of province gpa for UofA was that high :/. By any chance do you know what the GPA cutoff might be for in province students for UofA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mhunte03 Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Yup I'm from Alberta =). However I had no idea the out of province gpa for UofA was that high :/. By any chance do you know what the GPA cutoff might be for in province students for UofA? I don't know about PT but for OT I don't believe that out of province played a role to be honest. I was top 50 on the waitlist last year with a 3.5 sub gpa and people with 3.8 were rejected. UofA is one of the schools that actually looks at references and personal statements closely when admitting students from what I could tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Physio101 Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 I don't know about PT but for OT I don't believe that out of province played a role to be honest. I was top 50 on the waitlist last year with a 3.5 sub gpa and people with 3.8 were rejected. UofA is one of the schools that actually looks at references and personal statements closely when admitting students from what I could tell. Ya its definitely different for PT. Sorry not sure what the in province cut-off is. But I bet it is significantly lower, I am sure your in good shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITRoller Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Ya its definitely different for PT. Sorry not sure what the in province cut-off is. But I bet it is significantly lower, I am sure your in good shape. I do know an OOP applicant who got an interview with UofA PT with a 3.8 GPA last year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Physio101 Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 I do know an OOP applicant who got an interview with UofA PT with a 3.8 GPA last year... Weird things must have fallen, when I applied the year before I got rejected cuz the cut off was 3.92 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopefulptstudent14 Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Applied: UofT, Mac, Queens, Western (all PT/OT) Accepted: Waitlisted: Rejected: SubGPA: 3.76 ; CumGPA:3.41 Perceived strength of essays/interviews/references: -Fairly strong references from one of my former Professors and a Physiotherapist -Volunteered at a private physiotherapy clinic and hospital as a physiotherapy assistant volunteer for approximately 300 hours total. I am 24 years old and applying for the first time to PT/OT. My grades weren't competitive last year so I didn't bother applying. I would prefer PT at any University over OT but after looking at this forum I am not sure if my SubGPA is competitive. Just hoping for the best. Goodluck to everyone else applying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Physio101 Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Applied: UofT, Mac, Queens, Western (all PT/OT)Accepted: Waitlisted: Rejected: SubGPA: 3.76 ; CumGPA:3.41 Perceived strength of essays/interviews/references: -Fairly strong references from one of my former Professors and a Physiotherapist -Volunteered at a private physiotherapy clinic and hospital as a physiotherapy assistant volunteer for approximately 300 hours total. I am 24 years old and applying for the first time to PT/OT. My grades weren't competitive last year so I didn't bother applying. I would prefer PT at any University over OT but after looking at this forum I am not sure if my SubGPA is competitive. Just hoping for the best. Goodluck to everyone else applying. I bet you have a good shot at queens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepeak12 Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 I don't know about PT but for OT I don't believe that out of province played a role to be honest. I was top 50 on the waitlist last year with a 3.5 sub gpa and people with 3.8 were rejected. UofA is one of the schools that actually looks at references and personal statements closely when admitting students from what I could tell. My GPA was 3.85 and I got rejected from U of A. I think my references and personal statements weren't that bad though considering I got accepted into Queen's, U of T, and UWO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kr4tos Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Applied: UofA, McMaster, UofT, Queens, Western PT Accepted: Waitlisted: Rejected:UofT, McMaster GPA: sub-GPA 3.57; cum-GPA 3.55 Perceived strength of essays/interviews/references: I think my essay was pretty good, but I have stellar references. Got UofA Interview on April 26th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erebakish Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 My GPA was 3.85 and I got rejected from U of A. I think my references and personal statements weren't that bad though considering I got accepted into Queen's, U of T, and UWO. Were you applying out of province? I think OOP GPA's are inflated because (as rumour has it) some schools get As converted to 4.0s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Physio101 Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Applied: UofA, McMaster, UofT, Queens, Western PTAccepted: Waitlisted: Rejected: GPA: sub-GPA 3.57; cum-GPA 3.55 Perceived strength of essays/interviews/references: I think my essay was pretty good, but I have stellar references. You know the GPA cut offs for McMaster, UofT and Western are all 3.75+++? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kr4tos Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Yea, I know, just applied to all of them for the process, but mainly looking at Queens and UofA. Hopefully something works out! You know the GPA cut offs for McMaster, UofT and Western are all 3.75+++? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PThopefulness Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Hey Kr4tos are you an Alberta student as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kr4tos Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Hey Kr4tos are you an Alberta student as well? No I'm from Ontario, but a mans got to try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepeak12 Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Were you applying out of province? I think OOP GPA's are inflated because (as rumour has it) some schools get As converted to 4.0s I lived in Calgary when I applied - I had a higher GPA for U of A than for ORPAS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodrie09 Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 First post.. Applied: McMaster, UofT, Queens, Western (All PT), Western OT Accepted: Waitlisted: Rejected: GPA: sub-GPA 3.86; cum-GPA 3.19 Perceived strength of essays/interviews/references: I think I did good, but it is hard to know exactly what they're looking for. I talked about my different experiences (volunteering with a PT, working with stroke patients, shadowing other PT's..) so I hope that will be good enough. It is my second time applying and I hope I have a better chance this time around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kr4tos Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Has everyone gotten their interview invite yet? OTPT2015 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITRoller Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 I received an email telling me that I was placed on the waiting list for the MMI and that they've added an extra day of interviews on May 2nd. I'm actually quite happy as I was expecting an outright rejection. I'll take a "maybe" over a "no" any day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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