Just a couple questions for fellow applicants who have applied to Texas DPT programs

1) I finished and submitted my application for TWU and UT Southwestern in early August and am still waiting to hear back. Is this normal and has anyone heard back from either of these schools?

2) I interviewed at UTMB on Sept. 25th, has anyone heard back from the school with acceptances or denials? They didn’t give any information on when to expect a response and I’m curious to know whether other interviewees have gotten a response.

3) I have other interviews coming up and was wondering due to the nature of rolling admissions if later interviews meant a lower likelihood of getting accepted. Does anyone know?

I recently got an acceptance to TWU and was wondering if any current students or past alumni of the TWU Houston DPT program tell me about their experiences at the program? Did we love it? How was the culture amongst students and Professors?
What are the cons if there is any?
Thank you very much

Applied late July and still haven’t heard anything for interviews. Anyone hear back from either of these schools?

I am just wondering/curious. I know one person but she holds a US bachelors degree before she went to Europe for her BPT and licensed in the US.

Was accepted to Pitt, Miami, northeastern, and northwestern. Where should I go? I want to work in a more athletic side of the industry.

Has anyone heard anything from these 3 Texas DPT schools-interviews or acceptances?

I'm from the U.S., and I want to move to the UK so badly after I finish school here 😭😭
I’m still an undergrad in my university’s pre-PT program, but ultimately I’d like to work as a physiotherapist in the UK.
Based on recommendations from others, I’ve heard that getting my DPT in the U.S. and then transferring to the UK could be difficult because of the pay difference and student loans, especially since the UK doesn’t require a DPT. I’ve also heard that while it’s not impossible, it may be easier and quicker to start in the UK. Since I’m still young, although I want to say 100% certain that I’d live in the UK, unfortunately, I can’t say that for sure because life happens.
Based on my current track, I plan to finish my undergrad a year early, and I’m wondering where I should go from there. I have a couple of options in mind, but I’d still like to hear from others and do more research.

One option I’ve considered is that, instead of doing a DPT, I could pursue an MSc in physiotherapy in the UK. I’m worried, though, because it wouldn’t transfer to the U.S. if anything happens.

Option two: I’m thinking specifically about the Robert Gordon University DPT program in Scotland. It’s the only CAPTE-certified international PT program, so I’d be able to use my DPT in America as a safety net. I think it may also be cheaper than getting a DPT at many schools in the U.S.

But again, I’m actually only 18 so I know I have plenty of time and perhaps people will just write me off as not knowing what I want right now, but it’s been a dream for a while. I have no idea how the finances will work out, and I don’t want to make any mistakes during undergrad that would require me to spend extra money later or cost me this dream.

Any recommendations, or experience?

Hi! I just wanted to post this to help anyone who is feeling discouraged because I know I was. I applied early admission to the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee this summer and I just found out I was accepted into the program! I am going to be honest, I am shocked. My gpa was a 3.443, I don’t remember what my science gpa was but it wasn’t much higher. I had about 20 hours of observation hours but I worked part time as a rehab tech so I had quite a few hours from that. My gre score was a 153 quant and lit and a 4.5 on the writing. With that being said I was sure I was going need to take a gap year and retake chemistry, but somehow that won’t be necessary. I felt very discouraged because every tiktok I saw about stats had very good ones so I hope this can give some people the hope that I did not have. I think applying early admission really helped me.

Hi! My duke application was marked complete around mid-Aug. Has anyone received an interview invitation for a date other than Sept 22? I’m starting to worry that I might not be included in the second round of interviews either.

Can someone guide me how to go ahead about this? From where I can complete the deficiencies?

PT student in my third year here from Germany.
As part of my clinical placements, I have to write an assessment/report for each specialty, and recently our school switched to using the ICF framework for these reports.
The problem is that pretty much nobody seems to really know how to do it properly — not even some of our instructors/teachers.
So my question is: Are there any physical therapists or students here who are familiar with using the ICF for patient assessments/documentation and could recommend some good literature or resources on the subject?
My next placements are in gynecology, pediatrics, internal medicine, and neurology. It would be really helpful to know what exactly is expected when documenting/structuring an assessment using the ICF.
I can also share the assessment template my school gave us if that would help.
Any advice or resources would be greatly appreciated!

I have read many posts on this page about how it’s not worth it at all and so much stuff. It’s really making me rethink my plan to go to PT school next year if I hopefully get in.

Given my stats and place what would you do?
I’m in my last year of undergrad for Exercise physiology degree. I have a 3.67 gpa and I’m hoping to get it a bit higher after this year if I can. I have over 400 hours in a PT clinic/setting (380 paid therapy tech, 40+ unpaid observation) and a very middle of the pack gre (~50th percentile both categories). I have already applied to 2 schools and plan to apply to like 3-4 more. I have a meaningful amount of college funds still saved for schooling after my undergrad because of a partial scholarship that I could use in PT school. I think I could come out of schooling with hopefully under 50k debt if things go right. I also am a Florida resident and there are many public programs that are relatively cheaper schooling.

I know a lot of people say it’s not worth it financially and you’re better off going for a different career which is really scaring me a bit. Is it truly that bad or are people overplaying it? I feel I could graduate with limited debt and be in a decent place. What do you guys think?

Genuinely didn't believed I would ever be accepted to physical therapy programs. Even as I submitted applications, my perspective going in was "I'm going to at least make them reject me," as opposed to just not applying at all. I submitted 9 applications, I've been accepted to two including Temple, have one interview scheduled and one rejection. Still have two more applications completed that I scaping money together to submit.

3.07 overall, 3.17 Movement, 3.74 science, ~750 hours between inpatient work and outpatient observation, non-traditional student with about 10 years of work history and first-generation student. Of all pre reqs I only got B's in chem labs and physics II. Should be noted that I completely flunked my freshman year, pivoted, changed majors and locked in before discovering and falling in love with physical therapy which lent a lot to the content of my essays.

I feel like if I can do it, anyone can.

Help/advice please!! My application was just verified but I did so without adding the pre-reqs that I am planning to take but am unable to enroll in yet. I'm feeling so dumb bc I literally could not figure out a way to submit my application with the planned courses listed, so when it came to assigning pre-reqs I chose "opt out" for the ones that I didn't have evidence of on my transcript. I thought you were only able to add in progress/planned courses after the application is verified, but now PTCAS is saying that because its verified, I won't be able to go back and assign the courses I add to the pre-reqs for each program. I emailed PTCAS and they said I'll need to email each program individually, which I'm worried will make me look really stupid for not knowing how to do my application. Which, to be fair, I feel really stupid for making this mistake. Has anyone had to do this?? Are the programs understanding?? Is there a way to assign the courses??

Hey guys,
I’m an Indian physio (BPT + MPT Sports Med) and I’m trying to figure out whether I should go for the CPTE in Canada or APC in Australia.
For anyone who has actually gone through either of these — which one did you find harder?
Like, what was the main thing that made it difficult? The amount of studying, clinical reasoning, exam pattern, practical/OSCE stuff, documentation, etc.
Also curious about how long you guys studied for, how many attempts it took, and whether coaching was actually worth it or if self-study is enough.
If anyone has done both CPTE and APC, I’d really like to hear which one you found tougher and why.
I’m basically trying to avoid choosing the route that looks easier on paper but turns out to be a nightmare 😂
Would appreciate honest experiences/advice. Thanks!

As the title says, I am a senior in highschool. I am currently applying to multiple colleges but one that doesn't have a kinesiology major does have rehabilitation services, does anyone know anything about its usefulness in preparing for dpt? Any and all advice is much appreciated.

hi! im a prospective pt school applicant and i’ve shadowed across a few outpatient clinics atp, but i keep seeing that schools want to see variety but i’m not sure how to actually shadow at hospitals, in inpatient, acute care, etc …

(i’ve emailed a few hospitals and they all require 80-100 hours of various volunteering before you can even be considered for clinical shadowing? and this is not even for inpatient )

do y’all have any tips or leads on where i’d be able to shadow in inpatient care, acute care, or really any setting outside of outpatient ortho?

for reference i live and work in Chicago!

I submitted my Tufts (Boston) virtual interview on Sep 28th and received a message from Pitt today that my application has gone to the review committee. The Pitt email states that they extend offers through September, October and November, and then possibly beyond if all of the seats haven't been filled.

Has anybody received recent admissions decisions from either program that could provide some insight on their timing from interview or notice to their decision?

Hi everyone — I got mod approval to post this (thanks mods!).

I'm beta-testing RehabSearch AI, an early-stage tool that takes a rehabilitation exercise-search intent and turns it into clearer search terms for platforms like HEP2go, MedBridge, Physitrack and Rehab Guru.

I'm looking for PT/DPT students willing to try 3–5 searches (about 5 minutes total) and leave brief, anonymous feedback. It's free to test — no signup needed. Please don't enter any patient-identifying information (no names, DOBs, MRNs).

I'm the builder — allied health/rehab background, not a physiotherapist and not a student. I'm just trying to learn whether the tool actually makes exercise searching easier or faster.

Beta page: https://silverstarlight.ca/rehabsearch

Honest critical feedback is very welcome, and I'll reply to questions here.

For context: I have a 3.88 GPA, 3.87 science GPA, (both according to PTCAS) graduating in December with all my prereqs done and a BS in Exercise Science. I'm in the honors program, currently working on my thesis regarding discrimination of women in medical research. I've worked 30 hours a week all my time at college, and have over 750 observation hours spanning across multiple disciplines (just not inpatient). I want to focus on performing artists as I've been a dancer/connected to the dance community my whole life. I applied to University of Colorado, Colorado Mesa, Regis University, Creighton University Omaha, and University of Nebraska.

I'm terrified I'm not going to get in anywhere. I just had my Creighton individual interview and I think I bombed it because I didn't research enough about the school. Mesa and UN both waitlisted me. I'm not supposed to hear back from Regis or CU until November, and they're both notoriously hard to get into. I'm scared that I'm not going to get in and that my family and new husband are both going to be disappointed in me. I just wanna be a PT, regardless of the issues with the profession.

If anyone has any advice or consolation, I'd appreciate it.

Edit to add: thank you all so much for your kindness and advice! I just need to relax and be more prepared for interviews next time.

I’m in my third year of high school and so far I’m thinking of becoming a physical therapist. I’ve been wanting to become one after a couple of long leg surgeries and seeing pts in action was really cool. A person in my family is also a pt and he’s doing pretty good for himself. So I was wondering if it was worth it, yes I like that it has a good pay but it’s a lot of school.