Hello! I have been seeing a lot of posts lately about people wondering if they would get into PT school or not based or their stats, so I thought I would jump in.
Idk if this part matters but I just turned 30 at the end of last year. I started school fresh out of high school in 2013 and had 0 clue what I wanted to do. I got Cs, Ds, and Cs. I have since made up or just removed a lot of those classes. I got my associates degree in dance in 2019. Since 2022 my cumulative GPA has gone from a 2.6 to a 3.3 and is looking to be a 3.5/3.6 after this semester! (I have been getting all as for the last 3 semesters). I have all As in my core classes so far (A&P 1&2 and Chem only). I am transferring to SJSU this fall so I still have about 2 years to go.
I have been a personal trainer for about 4 years, mainly working with the parkinsons/cancer community. I have been a co leader in 2 Parkinson's benefit walks where I had a lot of responsibility (set up, sponsorship deals, advertising, leading the walk route, etc.) Lastly, I have been tutoring these last 2 semesters. My first semester as a tutor, I tutored Japanese 1 and my second semester as a tutor I am currently tutoring anatomy and physiology 21A.
I know my GPA is not amazing and might even be considered bad, but I plan on getting good grades as I move on to my state college. I am hoping they view my transcripts and realize the effort I put in.
I made this post because I am VERY bervous about getting in, which I am sure everyone has been/will be 😬 Please let me know what you think and I would LOVE any reccomendations you would have for me moving forward. Thank you! 😊
Edit: My top choices for school are 1.Fresno State University, 2.Northridge, and 3.Long Beach!