Student who reapplied & was accepted - ask me anything!

[LLGPT212]

I am not usually the one to post, but I wanted to because I have seen a lot of posts where people ask about their chances of getting in or if they should reapply or not. As someone who reapplied/did not have that high of a GPA and had many doubts along the way, I want to encourage people to keep going!! My first year I applied to 4 schools and I was rejected from all of them, but then this past year I reapplied and received 5 interviews and 3 acceptances to some of my top schools. I am happy to answer any questions about reapplying/applying with lower GPAs!

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[Mic9]

How did you improve your application?

 

[On-the-way-to-DPT]

I am not usually the one to post, but I wanted to because I have seen a lot of posts where people ask about their chances of getting in or if they should reapply or not. As someone who reapplied/did not have that high of a GPA and had many doubts along the way, I want to encourage people to keep going!! My first year I applied to 4 schools and I was rejected from all of them, but then this past year I reapplied and received 5 interviews and 3 acceptances to some of my top schools. I am happy to answer any questions about reapplying/applying with lower GPAs!

What was your GPA/ GRE the first time around vs. the second time?

 

[future_dpt12]

What did you do to improve you application from the first time?

 

[simonr1224]

Could you write out your stats from before and after to give us an idea of what changed?

 

[LLGPT212]

Sorry for the delayed response!
Here is what I changed in my application:
- Added ~1,000 observation hours (had an internship and then a job as a rehab tech)
- Increase the number of areas/specialities I had shadowed at (called hospitals, nursing homes, etc. to get experience)
- studied and retook the GRE and improved scores (GRE was 151Q, 150V, 3.0W and then 153Q, 154V, 4.0 W)
- took 2 summer classes to use towards improving prerequisite GPA (example: I got a B in stat in undergrad and so I took biostat over the summer and got an A so I was able to use an A vs a B towards my prerequisite GPA)
- I first applied as a rising senior and then reapplying I was able to use my senior year grades to add to my cumulative GPA (my 60 credit GPA was a 6.86 which schools can look at too see if you have improved)