Physiohopeful21 Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 21 minutes ago, muffy17 said: I applied to U of A for both OT and PT and haven't heard anything yet! Is it true Alberta isn't taking into account our grades from this year/last semester? That would mean they're using just my 2nd and 3rd year grades to calculate my gpa... I don't think that's true. It clearly states on the U of A physio therapy application requirements web page: Important Information for Future Applications regarding Winter 2020 courses: For post-secondary students applying to a program at the University of Alberta, grades issued for courses taken in Winter 2020, whether from the U of A or elsewhere, will not be included in the calculation of admission GPAs. Credits from passed courses may still contribute to credit requirements if taken within the last 60 credits of eligible coursework. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muffy17 Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 29 minutes ago, JChen48 said: I believe U of A won't be using Winter 2020 grades but grades from this year will still be used. I remember someone on this forum mentioned that they will just use less credits for GPA calculation considering they won't be using winter 2020 grades. So does that mean like winter term 1 (september-december) grades won't count but january-april will? Even though grades for this semester likely won't go on my transcript until after their decision is out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muffy17 Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 41 minutes ago, Physiohopeful21 said: I don't think that's true. It clearly states on the U of A physio therapy application requirements web page: Important Information for Future Applications regarding Winter 2020 courses: For post-secondary students applying to a program at the University of Alberta, grades issued for courses taken in Winter 2020, whether from the U of A or elsewhere, will not be included in the calculation of admission GPAs. Credits from passed courses may still contribute to credit requirements if taken within the last 60 credits of eligible coursework. I think that's saying they aren't taking our grades for first semester (winter 2020), is it not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JChen48 Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 16 minutes ago, muffy17 said: So does that mean like winter term 1 (september-december) grades won't count but january-april will? Even though grades for this semester likely won't go on my transcript until after their decision is out Im so confused haha. With my school, sept- dec is considered fall grades and they do count. Winter 2020 was when covid first hit so Jan 2020 to April 2020, I believe that's the only semester they aren't counting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC1 Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, muffy17 said: I think that's saying they aren't taking our grades for first semester (winter 2020), is it not? Hey! From my understanding they don't take into account winter 2020 (second) term, but take the rest. And someone else somewhere said that just means they don't take take it and don't go down for more so technically instead of 20 courses they would look at 15 (assuming you take 5 a sem). IDK how accurate this info is just what i've heard so thought I would share! JChen48 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muffy17 Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, MAC1 said: Hey! From my understanding they don't take into account winter 2020 (second) term, but take the rest. And someone else somewhere said that just means they don't take take it and don't go down for more so technically instead of 20 courses they would look at 15 (assuming you take 5 a sem). IDK how accurate this info is just what i've heard so thought I would share! 2 minutes ago, JChen48 said: Im so confused haha. With my school, sept- dec is considered fall grades and they do count. Winter 2020 was when covid first hit so Jan 2020 to April 2020, I believe that's the only semester they aren't counting. Omg thank you both so much that makes way more sense now! I think at my school sept-dec is winter term and jan-april is spring term so thats why I was very confused! I'm happy they're taking into account my grades from last semester haha JChen48 and Physiohopeful21 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC1 Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 Hey guys! if any of you have applied and gotten accepted and wouldn't mind connecting with me so I can ask questions about the letters of intent etc, please send me a message so we can connect on linkedin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EkamhopefulOT Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 Hey guys, I was just wondering if anyone has any advice on how to get a volunteer position at an OT clinic for this summer. I have been emailing a lot of clinics around the GTA and unfortunately because of the covid situation I haven't heard back from any that are accepting volunteers. Please let me know if anyone has any advice on how to get some experience! Thanks so much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTstudent2020 Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 On 4/7/2021 at 7:31 PM, physio4444 said: What year did you get in?? September 2019 i started! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTstudent2020 Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 On 4/7/2021 at 11:46 AM, MAC1 said: mine will be 5.5 years tho! is that okay? Totally OK. Don't worry about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC1 Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 37 minutes ago, PTstudent2020 said: Totally OK. Don't worry about it thanks for being so nice and optimistic it's so refreshing especially with how competitive some people are! so thank you and keep on being awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTOThopeful Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 11 hours ago, EkamhopefulOT said: Hey guys, I was just wondering if anyone has any advice on how to get a volunteer position at an OT clinic for this summer. I have been emailing a lot of clinics around the GTA and unfortunately because of the covid situation I haven't heard back from any that are accepting volunteers. Please let me know if anyone has any advice on how to get some experience! Thanks so much Hey! I had the same trouble last summer, no one would email back and those that did said they werent able to accept any volunteers due to COVID. What I ended up doing was taking a job at a retirement home. Both LTC + retirement homes are pretty desperate for people right now, and you'll get lots of direct hands-on experience working with people with disabilities! It's definitely not the same as working at an OT clinic but might at least give you some experience during a time when its impossible to shadow/volunteer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTApplicant2021 Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 Hey there! I was wondering if anyone knows if we are able to defer an acceptance to any of the Ontario PT schools by a year (if accepted) Let me know, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTstudent2020 Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 16 hours ago, MAC1 said: thanks for being so nice and optimistic it's so refreshing especially with how competitive some people are! so thank you and keep on being awesome Of course i went through this process like a year and a half ago and it was hell. In Mac PT now, if you got any questions feel free to shoot me a message. You got this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarDaPT Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 Does anyone know if grammar and spelling matters on the UofT CAP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiking_girl Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 1 hour ago, HarDaPT said: Does anyone know if grammar and spelling matters on the UofT CAP? I think as long as you answer the question and explain the thinking through the scenario, it should be good enough, they are not marking the grammar. But of course too many spelling mistakes may distract the examiner. Better to have as little misspells as possible. Should be similar to Casper. pt90 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pt90 Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 4 hours ago, hiking_girl said: I think as long as you answer the question and explain the thinking through the scenario, it should be good enough, they are not marking the grammar. But of course too many spelling mistakes may distract the examiner. Better to have as little misspells as possible. Should be similar to Casper. Hi, Thank you for the information. Do you know if they have marking criteria on their website or somewhere? hiking_girl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiking_girl Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 27 minutes ago, pt90 said: Hi, Thank you for the information. Do you know if they have marking criteria on their website or somewhere? If I recall it correctly, they just said that the test will be marked by 3 people....a student, clinician and a faculty member. I did not find any marking criteria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EkamhopefulOT Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 On 4/11/2021 at 1:02 AM, OTOThopeful said: Hey! I had the same trouble last summer, no one would email back and those that did said they werent able to accept any volunteers due to COVID. What I ended up doing was taking a job at a retirement home. Both LTC + retirement homes are pretty desperate for people right now, and you'll get lots of direct hands-on experience working with people with disabilities! It's definitely not the same as working at an OT clinic but might at least give you some experience during a time when its impossible to shadow/volunteer! Thanks for the advice! I applied this year and I have about 5 years of experience working at Camps and I worked with children with disabilities in the camps but I don't know if thats enough. I am not sure if they are looking for direct OT experience thats why I was a little stressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTPT0808 Posted April 13, 2021 Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 Hi Everyone! I know Ontario Rehabilitation Sciences Programs release acceptances on May 14th but does every school release on this day? I applied to Queens (PT/OT), UofT (OT), and McMaster (OT). McMaster said they will release acceptances on the 14th but does anyone know about Queens or UofT (even when they released acceptances in previous years)? Any insight would be appreciated!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarDaPT Posted April 13, 2021 Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 1 hour ago, OTPT0808 said: Hi Everyone! I know Ontario Rehabilitation Sciences Programs release acceptances on May 14th but does every school release on this day? I applied to Queens (PT/OT), UofT (OT), and McMaster (OT). McMaster said they will release acceptances on the 14th but does anyone know about Queens or UofT (even when they released acceptances in previous years)? Any insight would be appreciated!! From what I have heard, all schools in Ontario release acceptances on the 14th. OT-InTheMaking-2020 and PTPTPT 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawbaby Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 7 hours ago, OTPT0808 said: Hi Everyone! I know Ontario Rehabilitation Sciences Programs release acceptances on May 14th but does every school release on this day? I applied to Queens (PT/OT), UofT (OT), and McMaster (OT). McMaster said they will release acceptances on the 14th but does anyone know about Queens or UofT (even when they released acceptances in previous years)? Any insight would be appreciated!! They should always release on the same day, however last year all Ontario schools’ decisions date got pushed two weeks to the end of May. I’m assuming it was due to covid somehow, so hopefully that won’t happen to Ontario applicants this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OT2021future Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 Since Dal said we can inquire about our status after the 15th of April, I am assuming we will hear by the end of the week??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DALOT2021 Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 1 hour ago, OT2021future said: Since Dal said we can inquire about our status after the 15th of April, I am assuming we will hear by the end of the week??? I am hoping to hear back from them tmr but i dont think they will lol OT-InTheMaking-2020 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kk2902 Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 16 minutes ago, DALOT2021 said: I am hoping to hear back from them tmr but i dont think they will lol I've emailed them twice in the past week, but they've not responded to any of my emails OT-InTheMaking-2020 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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