MUST DO 3 STEPS before you apply to physical therapy school
Summary
TLDRIn this video, Dr. Justin Lee, a PT admission expert, offers crucial advice to aspiring physical therapists. He emphasizes the importance of planning ahead to avoid application delays. His three-step guide includes researching top PT schools, listing their unique requirements, and strategically planning prerequisite courses to meet credit conversions and course level standards. This proactive approach helps students prepare effectively and avoid the common pitfalls that lead to application rejection or delay.
Takeaways
- 😀 Start by making a list of the top 10 PT schools you want to apply to, prioritizing those in your state for potential tuition cost savings.
- 📝 Compile a list of all the requirements for each of the 10 programs, as they will likely have different prerequisites, GPA minimums, and other criteria.
- 🔍 Focus on prerequisite courses, which can take the longest to complete and require careful planning to ensure your timeline is on track.
- 🔢 Pay close attention to credit unit conversions, ensuring that your quarter or semester credits meet the requirements of PT programs.
- 🔬 Be aware of the class level for prerequisites like biochemistry and physics; ensure you're taking the higher level courses that PT schools require.
- 🏫 Check the department offering the prerequisite courses, as lower level classes may not fulfill the requirements even if they are four-unit classes.
- 📚 Plan your course schedule to accommodate consecutive classes like biology or chemistry, which may be offered in different semesters.
- 📉 Avoid the common mistake of assuming you meet all requirements without verifying them, which can lead to delays and heartache.
- 💔 The speaker has encountered many students who have been delayed in their application process due to not preparing their applications adequately.
- 👨🏫 Dr. Justin Lee, the PT admission expert, offers personalized coaching to help students navigate the application process and avoid mistakes.
- ✉️ Interested students can reach out to Dr. Lee for one-on-one coaching via email to get personalized support for their PT school applications.
Q & A
What is the main concern the speaker addresses in the video?
-The speaker addresses the concern of students being unprepared when they are ready to apply for PT (Physical Therapy) school, which can result in delays of one to three years.
What are the three steps the speaker suggests to avoid application mistakes?
-The three steps are: 1) Make a list of the top 10 PT schools you want to apply to, 2) Make a list of all the requirements for each program, and 3) Focus on the prerequisite courses and ensure your timeline is on track.
Why does the speaker recommend starting with programs in your state?
-The speaker recommends starting with programs in your state because public school education has lower tuition costs compared to private schools.
What is the importance of understanding the different requirements for each PT program?
-Understanding the different requirements is crucial because each program may have unique prerequisites, GPA minimums, GRE requirements, and other criteria that must be met for admission.
Why are prerequisite courses highlighted as a focus area in the script?
-Prerequisite courses are highlighted because they often take the longest to complete, and proper planning is needed to ensure they fit into the student's timeline.
What is the significance of converting quarter units to semester credits for PT school applications?
-The conversion is significant because PT programs require semester credits, and understanding the conversion helps ensure that students meet the credit requirements for admission.
How does the speaker suggest converting quarter units to semester units?
-The speaker suggests dividing the total quarter units by 1.5 to get the equivalent semester units.
Why is it important to ensure the level of the prerequisite classes meets the PT school requirements?
-It is important because lower-level classes may satisfy general education requirements but not the specific prerequisites required by PT schools.
What should a student do if they need personalized help with their PT school application?
-The student can reach out to the speaker for one-on-one coaching by emailing [email protected].
How can students get in contact with the speaker for personalized application support?
-Students can email the speaker at [email protected] to discuss personalized coaching options.
What is the speaker's role, and how does he aim to help students?
-The speaker is a PT admission expert who helps students get accepted into PT school on their first attempt by providing advice and personalized coaching.
Outlines
📚 Preparing for PT School Application
Dr. Justin Lee, a physical therapist and PT admission expert, emphasizes the importance of early preparation for physical therapy school applications to avoid last-minute realizations of missing requirements. He shares his experience of students who have faced delays due to unpreparedness and offers a three-step guide to help prospective students. The steps include making a list of top PT schools, identifying all program requirements, and focusing on prerequisite courses, which are time-consuming and need careful planning. Dr. Lee also highlights the importance of understanding credit conversions between semester and quarter units and ensuring that the prerequisite courses taken are at the required level to meet PT school standards.
🔍 Ensuring Course Requirements for PT School
In the second paragraph, Dr. Lee continues his guidance by discussing the pitfalls of taking lower-level courses that do not meet the prerequisite requirements for PT schools. He explains that while these lower-level courses may satisfy general education requirements, they often do not fulfill the prerequisites for PT programs. He urges students to verify the level of the courses they take, particularly in subjects like biochemistry and physics, to ensure they are the higher-level versions needed for PT school admission. Dr. Lee offers personalized one-on-one coaching for those who need help navigating the application process and encourages students to reach out to him for support. He concludes by asking viewers if the video was helpful and invites feedback to create more informative content.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡PT school
💡Application
💡Pre-requisite courses
💡GPA
💡GRE
💡Letters of recommendation
💡Observation hours
💡Credit conversion
💡Level of class
💡One-on-one coaching
💡Eligibility
Highlights
The importance of early preparation for PT school applications to avoid delays.
Dr. Justin Lee, a physical therapist and PT admission expert, provides guidance on the application process.
Three key steps to prevent heartache when applying to PT school.
The necessity of making a list of the top 10 PT schools of interest.
Advantages of starting with in-state PT programs for lower tuition costs.
The requirement to list all the prerequisites for each of the top 10 PT programs.
Different requirements across programs, including GPA, GRE scores, and letters of recommendation.
The significance of planning prerequisite courses that take the longest to complete.
The potential issue of taking lower-level classes that do not meet PT school prerequisites.
The importance of ensuring that credits are in semester units as required by PT programs.
Conversion of quarter units to semester units for eligibility in PT programs.
The distinction between lower and higher-level biochemistry and physics classes.
Ensuring that higher-level prerequisite courses are taken for PT school applications.
The role of department-specific classes in fulfilling prerequisite requirements.
Offering personalized one-on-one coaching for PT school applicants.
Invitation for feedback on the video's helpfulness and its impact on the application process.
The goal of helping students avoid common mistakes that lead to application rejection or delay.
Transcripts
the last thing you want is to think that
you're on track for PT school and when
you're ready to apply you go online and
you realize holy crap I don't have
everything that's required and not
delayed a year two years three years
because you did not put in the work
right now to prepare your applications
breaks my heart because I have talked to
so many students who have gone through
this situation and if they had listened
to my advice or watched this video they
could avoid that heartache so I'm making
a video to make sure that you don't make
the same mistakes that they do so in
this video we're going to talk about the
three things steps one two and three
that you need to do that's gonna help
prevent that heartache of getting to
that point of
that feeling of when your heart just
sinks down what's up everyone my name is
Dr Justin Lee physical therapist I'm the
PT admission expert and I help students
get accepted into physical therapy
school the first time so in this video
we're going to talk about those three
steps to make sure you avoid that
mistake so you can best prepare your
application so whether you're three
years out two years out one year out or
you're going to apply this year make
sure you do this because I the people
who don't plan and think they have it
all under control are the ones who I'm
talking about here all right so we're
gonna Jump Right In These are pretty
simple things but very important things
so pay attention step one make a list of
the top 10 PT schools that you want to
apply to I recommend Pro starting out
with programs that are in your state
because you can get public school
education tuition costs which is a lot
cheaper than private school but if you
can't do that then expand your horizons
okay step number two make a list of all
the requirements that they require to
get into that program for all 10 of
those programs they're most likely going
to be all different they're going to
have different requirements and minimums
for gpas prerequisite and overall GPA
and minimums for GRE if they require
that minimums for their letters of
recommendation minimums for their
observation hours so you have to make a
list of all of those things all right
now step number three more specifically
let's hone in on the prerequisite
courses now the prerequisite courses are
the things that are going to take you
the longest amount of time right because
if you got bio one you're gonna take
that in the fall and then bio two you're
gonna take that in the spring that's
usually how these uh these consecutive
classes work for like biochemistry
physics Anatomy physiology that kind of
stuff so you got to plan that right so
if you're trying to take physics one in
the spring most likely that class is not
going to be offered so you've got to
start planning these things and making
sure your timeline is on track
now one big thing to focus on with the
prerequisites is to make sure that your
credits are the same
PT programs will require
semester credits so if your program your
undergrad program or Community College
goes by quarter units then you need to
convert that over general rule of thumb
quarter units you need to take three
quarter classes to satisfy a full Year's
worth of a program so chemistry one and
two if you are a order system then
you're probably going to have to take
chem one two and three or chem a b and c
but if we're looking at numbers as a
rule of thumb for the amount of quarter
units you divide that by 1.5 and that
equals the semester units now one
semester of a course most programs
require four units so if it's a full
year that's eight units right of
semester credits but if you do the
opposite and times that by 1.5 for
quarter units that's going to be 12
order units so pretty much a full year
so please make sure you're paying
attention to the conversions and those
units and those credits because that's
going to be imperative to make sure
you're eligible and qualified to apply
to PT school now the second thing I want
to stress is the level of the class now
usually this is for biochem and physics
but there is a lower level biochem in
physics and a higher level of biochem
and physics most programs most colleges
will put you in that lower level class
because that satisfies the general
education requirement however it does
not satisfy the prerequisite requirement
and is this frustrates me so much
because when students I'm talking to
students and we're going there over
their application and their courses and
I see that this class they take in they
thought that it satisfied it because
it's a four unit class right and it's
like I took bio I did a whole year of
that I did Cam I took a whole year of
that but it wasn't the higher level
class that PT schools were requiring so
you you definitely have to make sure you
are looking at that and satisfied that
requirement so you might have like a
foundational or fundamental biology
class but then you have your general
biology class right and these higher
level requirement courses biochem and
physics are usually offered by the
department so biology Department take
their bio class chemistry Department
take their chem class physics department
take their physics class these lower
level classes they might not be in that
department they might be in another
department so double check that if
you're looking like hey you know what I
need somebody to help me through this
whole thing someone personalized someone
who can help personalize my application
I can definitely help you out with some
one-on-one coaching if you're interested
in one-on-one coaching feel free to
email me at
pt.admissionexpert gmail.com and we can
get in contact and figure out how I can
best support you so question for you was
this video helpful was learning steps
one two and three something that you did
not know and something that you're gonna
start applying I'd love to hear from you
if this was valuable let me know in the
comments so I can make more videos like
this to help you avoid harmful mistakes
that's going to delay your application
and get you rejected the first time that
you apply we're trying not to do that
I'm the PT admission expert and I help
students get accepted into PT school the
first time all right I'll see you in the
next one have a great one you guys
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