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mistake? - January 30, 2006 3:02:00 PM
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Irun4fun8
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I'm a senior in high school and I knew since I was in 8th grade that I wanted to be a PT. Therefore when I started the application process I applied to schools where I could enter as a freshman. (most were 6 year DPT programs except for 1 which is a 7 year DPT program) I was accepted to all of them, but the one I like the most is just starting out (their first class will graduate this year) and is not that well known. However, the school itself is respected even though its small and has a good history of preparing students for medical and dental school. Would I be making a mistake by attending a school that isn't so well known for PT? Will it affect me when I go to apply for a job? Does the name of the school even matter after you pass the licensure exam?
I've been looking foward to going to school and becoming a PT for such a long time that I want to make sure i make the right decision. Any advice would be much appriciated.
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Re: mistake? - January 30, 2006 10:06:00 PM
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Randy Dixon
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I've hired PT's, I would say the school you attended is one of the most minor things an employee will look at it. As long as it's accredited. What I look for is a good fit for the position, including how I think they are going to get along with other staff, what their interests are clinically, if they seem open and flexible, etc. In other words, personal characteristics that have nothing to do with where they went to school.
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Re: mistake? - January 30, 2006 10:07:00 PM
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Oh, I just wanted to add that there are a lot of other reasons that may be important when choosing a school though, but name recognition among employers isn't one of them.
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Re: mistake? - January 31, 2006 4:32:00 AM
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100% agree with the above. Only Medical, Law, and Dental have high name recognition values (primarily for residency).
PT is not like that, which is very refreshing.
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Re: mistake? - February 1, 2006 2:47:00 AM
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I would go to the school & find some students to talk to. If you hear words like, "stressed out" "demanding" "I don't have a life outside PT school" "too much work" and if they're really honest, "I didn't know if I was going to make it," then it's most likely a good school.
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Re: mistake? - February 1, 2006 5:29:00 AM
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Run262
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Wow, if that's the case, my school must be the BEST!! Someone just asked me what was the last movie I saw in the theater and it was literally 1.5 years ago...BEFORE I started PT school!
But it's been an awesome experience and I can't wait to get out there!
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Re: mistake? - February 16, 2006 6:14:00 AM
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Are you talking about the program at the U. of South Florida? Don't know the program that well but from what I have heard and read, it looks like a tremdous curriculum and a real step forward in terms of preparation including classes with the medical students and statistics with the public health students.
Marc
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Re: mistake? - February 16, 2006 1:38:00 PM
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truthseeker
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I graduated from Des Moines University, (formerly big breath, the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences, try to get that on a sweatshirt) in their second graduating class. The faculty worked hard, but weren't all fluent in teaching graduate level courses. This made me and my classmates learn more from books to get other perspectives. That helped life learning skills. The class before me, the first class, graduated and the program was accredited.
If you are worried about it getting accredited, don't. the people running the program have as much vested interest in getting their program approved(and preserving their jobs) as you do.
I agree with what has been said above. I hire PTs and the school makes very little difference. I have had outstanding PTs from unknown schools, and complete dogs from reputable ones. It is the student and their attitude toward learning that makes the difference.
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Re: mistake? - February 17, 2006 1:55:00 AM
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Is everyone serious that the best schools don't allow time for fun?
I don't know, but I had fun in grad school. My memories of grad school are the fun that I did have. I had some really hot looking guys push my truck out of the sand at the beach one time (because I wasn't going to pay for frickin parking) so I decided to do a u-turn through the sand (the other fellow PT students were so embarrased and told me I wasn't allowed to drive to the beach any more). LOL And, let's see - I beat off a cast after drinking a couple of bottles of wine one time (I didn't want to be casted for someone's study anyways and hey, you always have to have drop outs to make the study look real). I convinced a few fellow students to skip out of dissection lab way over an hour early so we could head out to the bar near the beach for comedy night, drinking and dancing. LOL I remember being at the pier all day with my husband and he caught a whole bunch of perch... an awesome meal he fried up that night for dinner. I remember hanging out at a local bar less than a mile from our place talking with Mexican migrant workers (only the men were ever there) and playing pool with them. Oh, and Lake Michigan in the winter! It was so cool to head out in the evening with a cooler of alcohol and walk on the "beach" which was ice and snow and walk to the edge of the cliff like structure and look down into the water. There are a lot more, but I'll stop there.
I have very, very few memories of grad school while I was in those buildings. I do recall an ER doc who taught neuroanatomy - he was awesome at trivia AND he tossed oreos to us. LOL Sad to say, but I don't remember all the classes that I took. I was there for 3 years... all I basically remember are the fun times outside of class. I don't recall it being unreasonably hard or me ever feeling stressed out over it. All grad school was for me was a process I had to complete in order to do what I wanted in life. Grad school is just a step in a process - do your best, learn and be able to apply what you learn. If you have to choose the school, choose the one that seems to have the program that interests you the most (the classes) and has the set up that you prefer (rotations are done differently at various programs). If someone really thinks that the school is what matter mosts, well, just sit back and think about it... think of where you want to work (location) and think of the probability that someone from a big name school will apply for a position at the exact time that you apply for a position. If, after you think about it, it appears to you that there is a very high probability that someone from that program WOULD apply for a position there at the same time as you, well, then the name of the school will matter. ;)
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Re: mistake? - February 22, 2006 4:51:00 PM
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Run262
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If you are talking about USF...I'm currently enrolled in the USF MSPT Program (finishing up my last 2 weeks of class before my final rotation YAY!!). Anyways, it's been a great program for me...however we are the last MSPT class to graduate, as they have changed over to the DPT program. But from what I see, the curriculum is intense and they collaborate a lot with the College of Medicine. With their first year almost over, I'm sure they've ironed out all the kinks. Good luck with your decision!
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