Hi everyone!
I was accepted to my top two choices for PT school: TWU (Houston) and UT Southwestern in Dallas.
I'm having a really hard time choosing between the 2 programs, so I was wondering if y'all had any input on factors to consider in making my choice.
Some basic things I have already considered:
- location: both schools are in large cities. My family lives in DFW and I went to school in Houston so I'm familiar with both areas and have a good support system in both. Both are also located in large medical centers, so lots of clinical opportunities.
- cost: roughly the same
- program length: would graduate UTSW in winter 2023 while TWU would be spring 2024
- reputation: TWU seems to have a slight edge here? I may be wrong on this
- faculty: pretty well-rounded at both schools
- boards passing rate: great at both schools
I have no doubt that both programs are great and I can't really make a "wrong" choice. I've definitely heard some interesting things about UTSW - I've heard that it seems that the school focuses a TON on their image/reputation, and someone also told me that they had a lot of friends who ended up failing out of UTSW bc of their difficult & super packed schedules (i guess because the program is slightly accelerated). However, I do like that I would graduate earlier and that there's opportunities for collaboration with students in the other health/medical programs. For TWU, I've heard that the program is also insanely rigorous, but I like its location in the TMC and it seems to have an amazing reputation as a PT program both in Texas and nationwide. Overall, both programs seem to have tons of amazing resources and opportunities.
If anyone is a student at/graduated from either of these programs I'd love to hear about your experiences! I'd also love any advice on choosing a program. Thanks so much!
I was accepted to my top two choices for PT school: TWU (Houston) and UT Southwestern in Dallas.
I'm having a really hard time choosing between the 2 programs, so I was wondering if y'all had any input on factors to consider in making my choice.
Some basic things I have already considered:
- location: both schools are in large cities. My family lives in DFW and I went to school in Houston so I'm familiar with both areas and have a good support system in both. Both are also located in large medical centers, so lots of clinical opportunities.
- cost: roughly the same
- program length: would graduate UTSW in winter 2023 while TWU would be spring 2024
- reputation: TWU seems to have a slight edge here? I may be wrong on this
- faculty: pretty well-rounded at both schools
- boards passing rate: great at both schools
I have no doubt that both programs are great and I can't really make a "wrong" choice. I've definitely heard some interesting things about UTSW - I've heard that it seems that the school focuses a TON on their image/reputation, and someone also told me that they had a lot of friends who ended up failing out of UTSW bc of their difficult & super packed schedules (i guess because the program is slightly accelerated). However, I do like that I would graduate earlier and that there's opportunities for collaboration with students in the other health/medical programs. For TWU, I've heard that the program is also insanely rigorous, but I like its location in the TMC and it seems to have an amazing reputation as a PT program both in Texas and nationwide. Overall, both programs seem to have tons of amazing resources and opportunities.
If anyone is a student at/graduated from either of these programs I'd love to hear about your experiences! I'd also love any advice on choosing a program. Thanks so much!