Physio19 Posted May 13, 2022 Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 Applied: PT at Western, Queens, McMaster and UofT Accepted: PT at Western, Queens, McMaster and UofT Waitlisted: N/A Rejected: N/A S-GPA: 3.89 Casper: 4th quartile Very happy with how things turned out! Just wanted to thank this forum for the support these last months. This was an extremely stressful and anxiety inducing process, that being said if anyone needs help or guidance in the future, please feel free to reach out. I am no expert, but I would be happy to share what worked for me. WannaBeOT22 and Otapplicant22 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PT2 Posted May 13, 2022 Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 17 minutes ago, Physio19 said: Applied: PT at Western, Queens, McMaster and UofT Accepted: PT at Western, Queens, McMaster and UofT Waitlisted: N/A Rejected: N/A S-GPA: 3.89 Casper: 4th quartile Very happy with how things turned out! Just wanted to thank this forum for the support these last months. This was an extremely stressful and anxiety inducing process, that being said if anyone needs help or guidance in the future, please feel free to reach out. I am no expert, but I would be happy to share what worked for me. Wow congratulations! This is amazing. Do you know which school you will be accepting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AspiringPT2022 Posted May 13, 2022 Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 Applied (PT): UofT, Queens, Western, McMasterAccepted: Queens, WesternWaitlisted:Rejected: UofT, McMasters-GPA: 3.92 Casper: 4th quartile Perceived strength of essays/interviews/references: Experience working in a long term care home and private physiotherapy clinic. Strong references from a physiotherapist and my undergrad thesis supervisor. I felt pretty good after writing the CAP so a little upset about that one, but glad to have queens and western as options! Not too sure yet which one I’d like to accept, so if anyone has any tips on how to decide let me know hahah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PT2 Posted May 13, 2022 Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 Anyone else on the UofT PT waitlist receive info about activating their joinid? Not sure if that is a good sign or if everyone on the waitlist receives that email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Physio19 Posted May 13, 2022 Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 19 minutes ago, PT2 said: Wow congratulations! This is amazing. Do you know which school you will be accepting? Thank you so much. I think I will go for UofT! Regardless, I'm glad that 3 waitlists will move Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganOTdream Posted May 13, 2022 Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 Applied: OT at Western, Queens, McMaster, UofT and UofA Accepted: Western, UofT, UofA Waitlisted: Queens (accepted) Rejected: McMaster S-GPA: 3.84 C-GPA: 3.36 Casper: 4th quartile This is my second year applying. Still cannot believe I've been accepted!! Congrats to everyone. PBandJ, 101PT and gradschopeful 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otcanada2022 Posted May 13, 2022 Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 Does anyone know how long until the “official” letter of acceptance will be issued from Dal registrar for OT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanPhysio9000 Posted May 13, 2022 Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 17 minutes ago, PT2 said: Anyone else on the UofT PT waitlist receive info about activating their joinid? Not sure if that is a good sign or if everyone on the waitlist receives that email. When did you receive that and which email sent that out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PT2 Posted May 13, 2022 Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 1 minute ago, CanPhysio9000 said: When did you receive that and which email sent that out? I received the email at 4:33pm today & it was sent by the school of graduate studies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndtimePTapp Posted May 13, 2022 Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 1 hour ago, BKin.d said: Nothing definitive on my end from McMaster either but I don't have the "application is under review" (it is just blank). Same here haven't heard anything back from Mac PT. Heard from some people who got emails and rejected and some who got accepted. Im thinking maybe the people who haven't heard anything are potentially being placed on the waitlist. Wondering if anyone else has also thought this or has other ideas? QasinCucumber and PFPT 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UofAPT2022 Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 2 hours ago, PTPTPT said: Saaaaaame lol Me toooo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTHopeful12 Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 17 minutes ago, Otcanada2022 said: Does anyone know how long until the “official” letter of acceptance will be issued from Dal registrar for OT? I was thinking the same thing… wasn’t sure if we were suppose to do anything in the meantime lol there was no deadline to accept! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTPTPT Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 12 minutes ago, 2ndtimePTapp said: Same here haven't heard anything back from Mac PT. Heard from some people who got emails and rejected and some who got accepted. Im thinking maybe the people who haven't heard anything are potentially being placed on the waitlist. Wondering if anyone else has also thought this or has other ideas? Oooo good call I don’t think I’ve seen any Mac PT waitlist posts, and they give out the exact position I think which would’ve stood out MMPT and JoshJ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UofAPT2022 Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 3 minutes ago, PTPTPT said: Oooo good call I don’t think I’ve seen any Mac PT waitlist posts, and they give out the exact position I think which would’ve stood out Odds they just forgot to send out the waitlist emails pt2022app 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBandJ Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 2 hours ago, headoverheelsPT said: I believe the student council made a FB group!! Hey! D'you know if there's one for the OT program by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTPTPT Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 25 minutes ago, UofAPT2022 said: Odds they just forgot to send out the waitlist emails I would haha react if premed101 didn’t tell me I was out of reactions for the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PT2022-- Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 Just thought I should post this as well! First time applying, hopefully this helps someone applying next year. Applied + (PT or OT?): PT: UBC, UOFT, Western, McMaster, DalAccepted: UBC, DalWaitlisted: ( got interviews for all schools applied)Rejected Post interviews: UofT, McMaster, Western (no interview process for this one), GPA:c-gpa and s-gpa: sgpa 3.86 .. 96.5% Casper: 4th quartile Perceived strength of essays/interviews/references: - volunteering in different clinics neuro, cardio, pelvic floor, msk, working with various populations/ages.. done a lot of volunteering working with sports teams, coaching sports teams at different levels (ymca, schools).. - working retail, hospital, restaurant, and clinical jobs.. references from my professors who taught me in 3 classes minimum, was able to connect with them early on and provide them with plenty of information on creating strong reference letters. - my interview for UBC went extremely well.. prepped last minute but using CASPER study tips i feel like i did well. Boukenbc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereforOT Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 Applied (OT): Western, UofT, Queens Accepted: UofT (St.George campus) and Queens Waitlisted: None Rejected: Western subGPA: 3.81 cGPA: 3.66 3rd quartile CASPer I applied last year and I was waitlisted for Western and rejected from the rest. Over the past year I worked in a health care role and my courses from the winter semester helped boost my gpa. I had references from a professor who I did research with as well as my work supervisor. update: accepted queens BKin.d and gradschopeful 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headoverheelsPT Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 1 hour ago, PBandJ said: Hey! D'you know if there's one for the OT program by any chance? Hmm not sure! We got an email for PT, maybe type it on facebook and see! PBandJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OT_applicant Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 does anyone know if there's a facebook group chat or discord page for Western University's OT students? I'm from Vancouver and would love to make some friends before the big move! Otapplicant22 and HopefulOT11 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pt90 Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 2 hours ago, PT2 said: Anyone else on the UofT PT waitlist receive info about activating their joinid? Not sure if that is a good sign or if everyone on the waitlist receives that email. hey, I got this email as well but not so sure if it's a good sign. Let's hope for the best. I am not able to log in cause I don't have the UT student number as I didn't get the offer letter. Where did you find your UT student number if you don't mind me asking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureOT2 Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 Congrats to everyone who received an offer of admission and to those who obtained a spot on the waitlist or who have been rejected, hope you all remain hopeful! I have a question to those who have been waitlisted at queens ot - what time did you receive an email? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PT2 Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 15 minutes ago, pt90 said: hey, I got this email as well but not so sure if it's a good sign. Let's hope for the best. I am not able to log in cause I don't have the UT student number as I didn't get the offer letter. Where did you find your UT student number if you don't mind me asking? I am not able to login either for the same reason! Do you think we should contact them and ask if we are supposed to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pt90 Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 1 hour ago, PT2 said: I am not able to login either for the same reason! Do you think we should contact them and ask if we are supposed to? Yeah I think so but do you think we should log in immediately? If not, maybe we can wait till Tue and see if they figured it out themselves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlsOT Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 2 hours ago, hereforOT said: Applied (OT): Western, UofT, Queens Accepted: UofT (St.George campus) and Queens Waitlisted: None Rejected: Western subGPA: 3.81 cGPA: 3.66 3rd quartile CASPer I applied last year and I was waitlisted for Western and rejected from the rest. Over the past year I worked in a health care role and my courses from the winter semester helped boost my gpa. I had references from a professor who I did research with as well as my work supervisor. I will most likely be accepting Queens:) Can I ask why you’re choosing queens over U of T? I have offers to both and am so torn as to which one to choose!! hereforOT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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