Thank you for this video, I am currently in between clinical psychology and OT school. I currently work with children with special needs in an elementary school so this is what helped me realize that I wanted to pursue such a thing. I don't have the best GPA though, a 3.3. I graduated with my associate's degree in high school with a 3.0 but I was able to raise it in University to a 3.3. I still need two classes, Anatomy and Physiology and Principles of Occupational Therapy even though I just graduated with my Psychology degree. I think If I can pull off two A's in these classes I can at least get it to a 3.4. But I still do not think it is enough. I just feel so hopeless. I have ADHD and had severe depression throughout high school and college so I was always procrastinating. I feel like I am in a better place and I really want this. I wish I had never done my associate's degree in high school as I was not mature enough to endure such classes but it was forced on almost everyone because it is an Early College High school. I would love to hear your opinion on this. I would love to work with children only.
Most OT school applications provide the opportunity to explain your GPA if you need to- but a 3.3 or 3.4 arent going to get your application immediately thrown in the trash. Recognizing that you didn't have the emotional maturity to handle college level courses as a high school student shows really good maturity now. I would use the opportunity on your application to explain what you learned, and how that learning will help you succeed in the rigor of an OT program. It's important to address both what went wrong and how you fixed it to be able to handle challenges in the future. I would cast your net a little wider than just one or two schools, and let your passion show in your application!
Thank you for this video, I am currently in between clinical psychology and OT school. I currently work with children with special needs in an elementary school so this is what helped me realize that I wanted to pursue such a thing. I don't have the best GPA though, a 3.3. I graduated with my associate's degree in high school with a 3.0 but I was able to raise it in University to a 3.3. I still need two classes, Anatomy and Physiology and Principles of Occupational Therapy even though I just graduated with my Psychology degree. I think If I can pull off two A's in these classes I can at least get it to a 3.4. But I still do not think it is enough. I just feel so hopeless. I have ADHD and had severe depression throughout high school and college so I was always procrastinating. I feel like I am in a better place and I really want this. I wish I had never done my associate's degree in high school as I was not mature enough to endure such classes but it was forced on almost everyone because it is an Early College High school. I would love to hear your opinion on this. I would love to work with children only.
Most OT school applications provide the opportunity to explain your GPA if you need to- but a 3.3 or 3.4 arent going to get your application immediately thrown in the trash. Recognizing that you didn't have the emotional maturity to handle college level courses as a high school student shows really good maturity now. I would use the opportunity on your application to explain what you learned, and how that learning will help you succeed in the rigor of an OT program. It's important to address both what went wrong and how you fixed it to be able to handle challenges in the future. I would cast your net a little wider than just one or two schools, and let your passion show in your application!
thank you for this video