LA_0209 Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Hey Guys, Apologies if there is a thread that already covers my type of question. I'm seriously considering applying to a few Physiotherapy programs in Canada next year. I live in Halifax, Nova Scotia, so Dalhousie would be my first choice. My undergraduate degree is a Bachelor of Commerce with a focus in Accounting. My cGPA was a 3.44. It is a 3.3 in my last 60 credit hours... which is the minimum at Dalhousie. I'm wondering, aside from ensuring I have all the prerequisite courses to apply to the schools I'm interested in, what are some things I should be doing over the next year to greatly improve my chances of acceptance? Re-take courses to improve my GPA? Volunteer... do you know what types Physiotherapy schools like to see? Any suggestions are welcome and much appreciated! Thanks you, LA_0209 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTSkye Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 If you're applying to other schools in Canada I would recommend taking additional courses to improve your GPA. A 3.80 is considered competitive at this time, crazy as it is. Last year the cut-off to receive an interview was 3.76 at Mcmaster and U of T. Western doesn't require an interview as it's solely bard on GPA and the cut-off is much higher. If you have great volunteer experience you might have a shot at Queens. Depending on the school, getting some volunteer experience would be a great idea or even a pre-requisite, as well as giving you a taste of the profession. Good luck )!! Hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA_0209 Posted January 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 If you're applying to other schools in Canada I would recommend taking additional courses to improve your GPA. A 3.80 is considered competitive at this time, crazy as it is. Last year the cut-off to receive an interview was 3.76 at Mcmaster and U of T. Western doesn't require an interview as it's solely bard on GPA and the cut-off is much higher. If you have great volunteer experience you might have a shot at Queens.Depending on the school, getting some volunteer experience would be a great idea or even a pre-requisite, as well as giving you a taste of the profession. Good luck )!! Hope this helps Thank you PTSkye. Appreciate the response! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey123 Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 As mentioned, take courses to improve your GPA. Keep in mind these courses don't even have to be upper year and can even be courses that interests you and bird courses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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