Volunteer LOR for UBC

[biral]

Hello,

 

I am applying from US. Even though I have 100 hours Geriatric and 50 hours Pediatric experience , I did not get any LOR from them. I have LOR from my professor at Grad School and a professional colleague.

Is that sufficient?

Also even though non of the schools require letter from a OTR, should I get it anyways to be more competitive?

 

Thank you

[helloyou]

I personally think you should always include your experience unless it specifically states not to.

[biral]

My question is about UBC's letter of reference. They are asking for 2 of them and both from a registered OT . Am I correct ? To get them I have to go back and do the hours again even though I have 150 hours already..

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[vancityOT]

Hello,

 

I am applying from US. Even though I have 100 hours Geriatric and 50 hours Pediatric experience , I did not get any LOR from them. I have LOR from my professor at Grad School and a professional colleague.

Is that sufficient?

Also even though non of the schools require letter from a OTR, should I get it anyways to be more competitive?

 

Thank you

 

Hi

I can only speak for the UBC OT program. There is a form that your volunteer hours reference must fill in. There is no substitution. When I applied the only way to prove the hours was to have someone complete the form confirming the hours you completed. If you happen to work in a field with people with disabilities then you can use your employer as a reference

[vancityOT]

Also, I forgot to mention that you do not have to volunteer with an OT to satisfy the hours requirement. Any experience in which you interact with people with disability disease or chronic conditions will count as long as you have a supervisor to track and confirm the hours