Hi all! I'm in a weird place here and am just wondering about next steps. I would LOVE to hear thoughts or feedback. My situation is pretty unique.
I'm lucky enough to have just been accepted to the top-rated Occupational Therapy program in the country (Washington University in St. Louis). While completing my Anatomy & Physiology prerequisites for the program, I fell in love with neuroscience. I've now spent months reading about it, developing curiosity on the role of gut bacteria in producing serotonin...going through textbooks for fun.
At my program, I'll have the opportunity to participate in amazing neurorehabilitation research. I may even be able to do my own study and be 1st author. But I worry that I may someday discover that a Ph.D. in Neuroscience, to really get the chance to go in depth, was my passion all along.
So...does anybody think that having a Master's or a doctorate in Occupational Therapy would be valued by Ph.D. programs? Would having OT neuro research under my belt potentially compensate for a weaker GRE quant score? I'm fine with stats, but as I get older, my ability to regurgitate high school level math gets worse and worse. My verbal score of 169 and AW of 4.5 carried me to OT school, but my last quant score was less than 50th percentile (I know, right?). I also have a 4.0 in my science prereq's and a 3.7 GPA cumulative (plus post-bacc).
Thank you and best wishes to everyone applying!
