Any Occupational Therapists out there?

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<p>See my recent post #11 in the thread below. </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/995171-physical-therapy-vs-occupational-therapy.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/995171-physical-therapy-vs-occupational-therapy.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I haven’t read any replies here yet, but as my post mentioned, a student interested in OT does not have to have an undergrad degree in science or exercise science. They will need to take the necessary pre-reqs. which will involve some science. It also depends on each grad. program. Some are more heavy in science. My daughter just happens to be majoring in Kinesiology with the intentions of taking the pre-reqs. for OT grad school. But, had she chosen to attend any of the other schools she was accepted to, she would have majored in either Psych., Human Development or Therapuetic Recreation. She had been accepted to the Exercise Science program at one school and the 5 year Bachelor’s to Science OT program at USC. You can see my previous post to read the specifics. </p>

<p>My advice to her would be to major in something she enjoys. Since Psychology is one of the requirements for OT grad. school, that would be a perfect major. I sometimes wish my daughter had gone with a less intense route and majored in something like Child Development or Food Science. I’ve heard Kinesiology can be tougher. But, she felt that since they offered the pre-OT track, it would be a good choice for her. </p>

<p>Good luck to your daughter!</p>

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<p>Brenau University in Gainesville , GA has a 5 year bachlor/masters program for Occupational Therapy. OT is the undergrad and grad major.</p>

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<p>2Leashes…Is your daughter in USC’s BA/MSOT program? I am interested in transferring there, and would love to hear about it.</p>

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<p>Oh my glory! I’m just now reading this! I couldn’t sleep and started reading old threads.</p>

<p>To answer your question, she was admitted to USC with the intention of applying to the BA/MSOT program. However, after receiving our financial aid package, she decided it wasn’t worth graduating (undergrad) with student loans. So, she’s at Cal Poly SLO. She may still apply to USC’s grad program, although she’s now thinking that she might like Boston University or Tufts. Or other OT grad programs back East. We’ll see! ;)</p>