Best Advice For DPT Programs

[taylorh]

Hi, does anyone have advice on how to get into a physical therapy program besides getting good grades and getting a good score on the GRE? Would being a pt tech look good?

[iDance]

A lot of people in my class were techs, but not all of us. Good letters of recommendation, a well-written admission essay, and personal contact with the programs were all helpful. I received an email back from a program in Texas saying they wouldn't even look at any other components if your GPA wasn't a 3.8. Other than that, persistence. Vary where you shadow and make sure you have enough hours and that certain programs don't require a certain amount of hours (for one of mine, you had to have 100 hours, 20 of which had to be inpatient). I ended up with well over 300 hours in various settings. Even though this is late, good luck!