PT201791 Posted April 10, 2017 Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 Applied: Queen's PT, Western PT, McMaster PT Accepted: Waitlisted: Rejected: GPA: cGPA = 3.69, sGPA = 3.91 Perceived strength of essays/interviews/references: 200+ hours as Athletic Therapist Intern with Professional Athletes with Therapist who wrote amazing reference letter 500+ hours as Strength and Conditioning Coach and Personal Trainer with all populations at performance center 50 hours as a research assistant with prof who also wrote my reference letter 200+ hours as research assistant at Hospital Cardiovascular Rehab Program working with Vulnerable Populations. 60+ Hours as Strength and Conditioning Intern with OHL Hockey Team 80 Hours working as an Ambassador for Mental Health Organization assisting in running and co-ordinating community events. [font= Played Junior A hockey for 4 years before university. 10 hours job shadowing local PT 10 hours job shadowing local Chiropractor Essays I think were good.[/font] Was at Mac past weekend for MMIs, feel like they went okay, not great. Hopefully I'll get in somewhere! wishing everyone goodluck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopefullyPT Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Applied: Mac PT, UofT PTAccepted:Waitlisted:Rejected:GPA: cGPA= 3.61, sGPA= 3.95Perceived strength of essays/interviews/references: I thought Mac interview went alright, but who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saskOT2019 Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 Without disclosing any mmi specific questions. ...how does everyone feel about their performance? I've spent the afternoon second guessing everything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saskOT2019 Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 I feel the exact same way! I keep thinking up way better answers than I actually gave. Oh well! Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinGuy19 Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 Hey kinguy19, I was wondering how you converted your 3.72 gpa to ubc scale. Please help! PM'd you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkh-96 Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 I will hopefully be applying to OT school this upcoming fall. However, after looking at this thread I am now aware of how competitive the program is. I am sitting at a 3.5 sGPA roughly... Does anyone have any advice on how to improve my application? What schools are less competitive? Should I even bother applying this fall? Any advice would be helpful!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTtoBe Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 I will hopefully be applying to OT school this upcoming fall. However, after looking at this thread I am now aware of how competitive the program is. I am sitting at a 3.5 sGPA roughly... Does anyone have any advice on how to improve my application? What schools are less competitive? Should I even bother applying this fall? Any advice would be helpful!!! It's so competitive here in Canada. I checked out some schools in the states and a 3.5 seems to be enough to get you into most programs. I know queens looks more at the applicant as a whole but they also have sub GPA cut offs around 3.6. If I were to apply again I would apply to many schools in Canada but also internationally to increase my chances. Of course you can take more courses to increase your sub but make sure it's worth the money! Best of luck to you my friend!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OThopeful18 Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 I will hopefully be applying to OT school this upcoming fall. However, after looking at this thread I am now aware of how competitive the program is. I am sitting at a 3.5 sGPA roughly... Does anyone have any advice on how to improve my application? What schools are less competitive? Should I even bother applying this fall? Any advice would be helpful!!! For OT, if you have a cumulative gpa of 3.2 and have good work experience then you have a chance at Queen's. Otherwise a 3.6 can get you into some schools. 3.7 seems to be the competitive gpa that most applicants have :/ I know the struggle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saskOT2019 Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 Reading these threads can be very intimidating! I applied to two schools last year and made a waitlist, but ultimately didn't get in. So, I decided to take a few more classes to improve my gpa. I haven't heard if I've gotten in this year yet, but I am really glad that I took extra classes. I gained a lot of knowledge that will be really helpful to my (hopefully) future career as an OT and the classes I took helped me narrow down specifically what area of OT I want to work in. If you can afford to upgrade by taking some more classes I definitely think it's worth it if you know that OT is what you want to do! If you do take extra classes though only take classes until the end of December- any classes taken after that won't count towards your gpa calculation for admission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopefullyPT Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 waiting sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saskOT2019 Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 waiting sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saskOT2019 Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 Agreed. Anyone else checking their email a million times a day? -.- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future_OT Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 Hey Everyone, This will be my second time applying to some schools, hoping this is the year! I've been reading everyone's posts for the past few years, so I figured it was about time I chimed in. Only a few more weeks until we find out! Applied: Queens, U of T, McMaster, Western (ALL OT) Accepted: Waitlisted: McMaster (I was waitlisted for the interviews, but did not receive one) (I was told the cut off was a 3.72)Rejected: McMasterGPA: cGPA = 3.44 , sGPA = 3.69 In comparison to most of you, I feel like my GPA is kind of low, so I'm definitely nervous about my chances, especially since I didn't make the top 300 for McMaster. However, I know that every school has slightly different criteria, so I'm hopeful I have a chance elsewhere. I know Queens seems to be less focused on grades, but again that's just been my observation. Any insight on that? Also, did anyone get rejected from McMaster, and get an acceptance elsewhere (from the 2015 or 2016 cycle)? Waiting until May 19th, feels like a lifetime. Anyways, I'm hoping I'm still in the running, and that maybe the people who post are just the ones with higher GPA's. Come fall, I would be ecstatic to work with some of you. My application highlights a wide variety of volunteer experience with OT's and OTA/PTA's as well as strong references, so I am crossing my fingers that this will stand out somewhere. While I would be very happy with even one acceptance, I would love to hear from anyone who is a recent grad or is currently in a program, in case I get lucky and have a choice. Feel free to pm me, we obviously have at least one common interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OT949407 Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 Any fellow uoft undergrads here? I happened to check my acorn account and it changed my degree status to MSOT2 Invited... Just wondering if anyone else saw this?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kine1379 Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 Applied: UofA, UWO, Queens, UofT, Mac, McGill: All OTAccepted: UofA Waitlisted:Rejected:GPA: cGPA= 3.60, sGPA= 3.82Perceived strength of essays/interviews/references: I thought MAC interview went well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AspiringOT17 Posted May 5, 2017 Report Share Posted May 5, 2017 Hey everyone, if you applied to University of Alberta for OT you may want to check your emails!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OThopeful18 Posted May 5, 2017 Report Share Posted May 5, 2017 Hey everyone, if you applied to University of Alberta for OT you may want to check your emails!! Did you get an admission offer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych_OT Posted May 5, 2017 Report Share Posted May 5, 2017 Hey everyone, if you applied to University of Alberta for OT you may want to check your emails!! I just received my offer!! So excited! I was kind of worried because the email didn't say my name (just "dear applicant") but glad to hear others have received it too! Congrats all!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimber666 Posted May 5, 2017 Report Share Posted May 5, 2017 Hey everyone, if you applied to University of Alberta for OT you may want to check your emails!! I received my acceptance email today as well, congrats everyone else who got in!!! And for those of you still waiting good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OThopeful18 Posted May 5, 2017 Report Share Posted May 5, 2017 I received my acceptance email today as well, congrats everyone else who got in!!! And for those of you still waiting good luck! Congratulations!!Do you mind sharing your gpa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimber666 Posted May 5, 2017 Report Share Posted May 5, 2017 Congratulations!!Do you mind sharing your gpa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimber666 Posted May 5, 2017 Report Share Posted May 5, 2017 Congratulations!!Do you mind sharing your gpa? Oops... I emailed them a few weeks back to ask what they calculated my GPA as since my school went off a 4.33 scale and I never heard back but I'm certain its either a 3.9 or 4.0/4.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OThopeful18 Posted May 5, 2017 Report Share Posted May 5, 2017 I also never got a reply from UofA about my GPA. Seems like those with 3.8+ GPA are getting their admission offers. Congratulations once again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AspiringOT17 Posted May 6, 2017 Report Share Posted May 6, 2017 Did you get an admission offer? Hey Yea, I got accepted to Alberta. I think my GPA was a 3.98/4.0, or around there (I'm not from Alberta and my undergrad university had a scale that went to 4.5). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lp1000 Posted May 6, 2017 Report Share Posted May 6, 2017 I got my acceptance today for U of A (OT) sGPA is 3.87 and I am an in province applicant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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