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Dr. Jasmine Marcus, PT, DPT

Dr. Jasmine Marcus, PT, DPT is a physical therapist at an outpatient clinic in Upstate New York. She graduated from Columbia University’s program in physical therapy and received her undergraduate degree in psychology from Cornell University. Before deciding to become a physical therapist, she was a journalist and the host of a college sports radio

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3.8 GPA/ 200+ observation hours /Collegiate All American swimmer. When should I e-submit my PTCAS? I am going to be a senior, what term should I be applying for? FALL 2014

Your stats sound, good, but they shouldn’t really affect when you apply. You can’t apply for fall 2014 unless you’ve taken the GRE (or plan on taking it this fall), written a good essay, gotten recommendation letters, and finished all or most of your pre-requisite courses. If you have met these and other requirements, then

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I apologize in advance if you’ve answered this question already. What are your goals after you graduate? I’m trying to gain some more insight between starting my own clinic as opposed to working for an organization.

Although I’m not exactly sure what I want to do when I graduate, I have some general ideas. I’d like to specialize in ortho, so to start I’ll consider whether a residency would be helpful, or if not, I’d like to work in either a private clinic or the outpatient department of a hospital. One

I apologize in advance if you’ve answered this question already. What are your goals after you graduate? I’m trying to gain some more insight between starting my own clinic as opposed to working for an organization. Read More »

What did you take in undergrad? Also did you do a masters? I haven’t found any DPT programs in Canada :( What is the difference with masters/doctorate for PT?

As an undergrad, I majored in psychology and minored in communication, while planning to be a journalist. I changed career paths after graduating and spent a year taking science pre-requisite courses while applying to DPT programs. I did not do a master’s and they have pretty much been phased out in America. The doctorate is

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Hi! I was wondering if you’ve ever shadowed in a hospital setting. All of the hospitals around me have volunteer programs, but that does not include direct shadowing that you can list under the application. Do you have advice for finding a PT to shadow?

I spent six weeks shadowing at a hospital, and it was a great experience. I remember having to call a few different hospitals in my area before I found one that would agree to let me shadow. The “volunteers” are usually people helping out in the hospital as a good deed, rather students than seeking

Hi! I was wondering if you’ve ever shadowed in a hospital setting. All of the hospitals around me have volunteer programs, but that does not include direct shadowing that you can list under the application. Do you have advice for finding a PT to shadow? Read More »

Hey! I had a question regarding clinical experience to apply for PT school. I’ve heard in the past that exposure should include an outpatient setting, an acute setting, and cardiac rehab. I have a difficult time understanding what an acute setting should entail. I was looking into a Brain Injury Rehab center and was uncertain if that qualified as an acute setting. I would love some insight on clinical settings! Thank you!

Great question! I’ll start by saying that each school has different requirements, and the best thing you can do is check with the schools to which you’re applying (or interested) to make sure you meet their requirements. That said, the reason schools require observation hours in the first place is to ensure that you want

Hey! I had a question regarding clinical experience to apply for PT school. I’ve heard in the past that exposure should include an outpatient setting, an acute setting, and cardiac rehab. I have a difficult time understanding what an acute setting should entail. I was looking into a Brain Injury Rehab center and was uncertain if that qualified as an acute setting. I would love some insight on clinical settings! Thank you! Read More »