One of the most annoying aspects of physical therapy school was all the multiple-choice tests. In retrospect, they helped prepare me to pass the NPTE, but at the time, I found them annoying. Unsurprisingly, I loved every chance I got to write in grad school, but unfortunately, these opportunities were few and far between. Judging […]

Note: This was post written for a previous application cycle. As of June 15, 2023, there is a new PTCAS essay prompt. This cycle I’m reading a lot of essay drafts from applicants whose personal statements don’t quite answer the PTCAS question – one potential way to get your application thrown out. When I ask

When you apply to PT school, you’re applying with hundreds or thousands of other applicants who are similar to you. Every other applicant – or at the least the ones who will be considered – has similar grades, took the same prerequisite courses, had comparable physical therapy experiences, and has matching letters of recommendations. No

Should I write the corona virus essay? I’m getting this question a lot from the pre-PTs whose personal statements I’m editing.  Here’s an update for 2022 to this post. As I first reported before PTCAS opened, there is a new COVID-related question on PTCAS this cycle. This 2500-character essay, which can be found if you

One of the questions I’m asked most often lately is what to do with your PT school application in light of COVID. And one of the answers I give most often is to try to bolster your resume by taking extra classes. Doing extra learning will show you are committed to becoming a physical therapist

I don’t know exactly what to say this week and worry that I won’t get it right, but I also believe that saying something is better than silence. That’s why I’ve postponed the post I had originally planned for this week about PTCAS and want to make a statement about racism: I am anti-racism. I

I’m often asked whether it’s possible to have a job during PT school. The answer, like most things in PT school is: it depends. I didn’t work in PT school because I didn’t feel I had the time, but some of my classmates worked a little bit. There are probably more options now due to

Over the past few weeks, I’ve heard from several physical therapy school applicants wondering what they can do for their applications during this unprecedented time. Many of you have had shadowing experiences canceled, classes switched online, opportunities for recommendations letters diminished, and standardized tests postponed. These are unprecedented times, but I have a few suggestions

I’m excited to share an ebook I’ve created for PT school applicants that includes behind-the-scenes advice from an admissions counselor! She discusses the most and least important parts of the application, recommendation letters, low GPA students, and second time applicants. Click here to download it!

Over the past few weeks, I’ve written the first news articles I’ve written in several years — a departure from the more opinion-based and first-person articles I’ve been writing recently. I’ve been inspired to tell the stories of physical therapists who have been affected by COVID-19: the outpatient PT’s who’ve lost jobs or worked in