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Hello everyone, I have not posted here yet but have been following the boards for quite some time. I need guidance from people with experience in the OT industry. I am 25 years old and graduated from college with a 3.01 on the dot with a BS in Biology. Unfortunately, this is not competitive in applying to OT schools and I am now faced with 2 options.
1 Enroll in a community college and take prerequisite classes (18 hours total) as well as take 40 additional hours in similar fields to raise my GPA to a 3.3 (58 credit hours total) then being to apply to schools with the lowest admission requirements.
Or....
2 Enroll in a COTA program and after successful completion of the practice as a COTA for a year then apply to MOT bridge programs.
I am unsure if the MOT bridge programs are as competitive as the direct enroll entry level MOT programs are. Or which route would give me the best chance of entry to a program. Time is not the most important thing as I still consider myself young and will be happy as long as I achieve my goal of OTR by the time I'm 35.
Any feedback will be greatly appreciated
1 Enroll in a community college and take prerequisite classes (18 hours total) as well as take 40 additional hours in similar fields to raise my GPA to a 3.3 (58 credit hours total) then being to apply to schools with the lowest admission requirements.
Or....
2 Enroll in a COTA program and after successful completion of the practice as a COTA for a year then apply to MOT bridge programs.
I am unsure if the MOT bridge programs are as competitive as the direct enroll entry level MOT programs are. Or which route would give me the best chance of entry to a program. Time is not the most important thing as I still consider myself young and will be happy as long as I achieve my goal of OTR by the time I'm 35.
Any feedback will be greatly appreciated