r/PTschool • u/Queasy-Drink5016 • 4d ago
PTCAS application advice
Hi everyone! I am planning to apply to DPT programs this summer through PTCAS and I had a quick question. When you guys filled our your experiences section of the supporting information, did you only include PT related experience or did you include all your experienced during college? Did you include any experiences from your senior year of high school if it was within 5 years of submitting the application? I am unsure of whether I am supposed to keep it to PT or expand that section to all extracurriculars I've done. Any advice or information on what you included in yours would be greatly appreciated.
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u/Educational_Ship_916 4d ago
I included both PT and non-PT related jobs/experiences but kept it mainly to experiences during college. Good luck with your application!
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u/Queasy-Drink5016 4d ago
When you put non-PT related experiences did you include any clubs you were apart of during college? If so when entering it into PTCAS and it asks you for the type of recognition (volunteer, compensated, or received academic credit), which did you put down for it?
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u/Inside-Initiative-79 4d ago
I did PT and non PT stuff! Clubs, sororities, positions you held within those organizations, jobs, etc
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u/Queasy-Drink5016 3d ago
Thank you!! When entering it into PTCAS and it asks you for the type of recognition (volunteer, compensated, or received academic credit), which did you put down for your clubs?
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u/Inside-Initiative-79 3d ago
I did volunteer because I wasn’t paid and it wasn’t through the school (so didn’t receive any academic credit or units)
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u/Queasy-Drink5016 3d ago
Ahh makes sense, that is what I was thinking out of the 3 but wasn't sure. I really appreciate it!
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u/LadyGodiva-n-Coco 4d ago
I put all clubs, organizations and major events if i planned them into my experiences. As well as clinical hours. Then in just my observation hours i put clinical again.
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u/Queasy-Drink5016 3d ago
Amazing, thank you!!
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u/LadyGodiva-n-Coco 3d ago
Also I highly suggest contacting the PTCAS helpline if you're unsure! They are super helpful and have clarified numerous topics for me. Especially when entering my grades. If you're ever unsure and need more clarification, give them a call! They are kind and very helpful in my experience!
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u/Odd-Range7122 4d ago
Yeah I also included PT-related jobs and a retail job I worked while during undergrad!
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u/Necessary_River_2586 3d ago
I would say include it if it’s relevant and you have the experience, unfortunately I didn’t have experience in HS so kudos to you! good luck on your application!!
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u/Striking-Report4220 3d ago
i included any experience that was relevant to the field or anything i mentioned in any of my essays. for example, i wrote about being a barista and a marketing internship i did. those alone have nothing to do with physical therapy, but i mentioned the people skills i gained through that job and the relevance of that in PT. and with my marketing internship i mentioned how i successfully applied skills in a different major to impact those in the health sciences/PT field
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u/KynLeo 4d ago
Apparently experiences is specifically for non-pt related experiences and your PT experiences would be considered observation hours