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Hello! I stumbled upon your blog and I found it very helpful so I decided to follow it (and your twitter, sorry if I’m coming off creepy haha) I am an undergrad student interested in attending a DPT program after I graduate. I just wanted to say thanks for writing about your experience to help people like me :)

That’s not creepy at all, thanks so much for following me both here and on Twitter. Good luck in your pre-PT school journey and let me know if you have any questions along the way!

Hello! I stumbled upon your blog and I found it very helpful so I decided to follow it (and your twitter, sorry if I’m coming off creepy haha) I am an undergrad student interested in attending a DPT program after I graduate. I just wanted to say thanks for writing about your experience to help people like me :) Read More »

Hi, I’m currently applying for PT Aide positions and just can’t seem to catch a break. What is it that PT clinics are looking for? I research the clinics and their methods, I talk about my experiences and still get nothing :( Any feedback would be great!

Is it possible to ask some of the places where you’ve already interviewed if there is anything you can improve on for next time? Maybe to gain some PT experience, you can try volunteering or shadowing a PT at a local hospital first. From my experience, a PT Aide should know a bit about the

Hi, I’m currently applying for PT Aide positions and just can’t seem to catch a break. What is it that PT clinics are looking for? I research the clinics and their methods, I talk about my experiences and still get nothing :( Any feedback would be great! Read More »

I spiced up some of my workouts this week by incorporating exercises I’ve learned in Therapeutic Exercise. Studying for finals + exercising = PT student multitasking at its finest!

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After a semester of cadaver lab and countless surgery clips watched, it’s hilarious that I’ve never seen my classmates more grossed out than yesterday when we had a guest lecture by a speech language pathologist, and she showed us video of an endoscopy while a patient swallowed some food.

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Average PT Salaries

I found some interesting graphics at PTAdvance Web about PT salary information. They break salaries down by age, experience, specialty, geographic location, etc. Overall, the average PT earns about $82,000 a year. Also, even though women up make the majority of PT’s, they also learn less than men on average. The numbers are very interesting.

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Aerial Yoga Takes Off!

I’ve mentioned my aerial yoga hobby before. This article tracks circus arts as the latest trend in working out. Some of my favorite quotes from the article: “There’s strong and then there’s circus strong.” “It’s not just strength, but also flexibility and balance. You’re learning how to stay tight, which takes muscle control. And there’s

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I really want to adopt a dog, but do not know if it is a good idea. I will have a year before graduate school starts. Do any of your classmates have dogs? Do you think its a bad idea?

I would love to have a dog right now! The main thing stopping me is living in NYC. (While many dogs seem to live happily in this city, I know how much my family dog Boots loved running around our backyard, and don’t think a dog would really be happy being taken on short walks

I really want to adopt a dog, but do not know if it is a good idea. I will have a year before graduate school starts. Do any of your classmates have dogs? Do you think its a bad idea? Read More »