<p>Hello,
Im a freshman human bio major who wants to go into some sort health care. I was pre-pharm, but recently, I decided to look into occupational therapy as a possible choice (patient-centered, etc), but I'm not 100% decided yet. Ive looked into pre-reqs for schools in my geographic region, the West/NW/SW (where I live/go to school now and where I hope to stay in the future) and plan to do some observation this summer to get s better feel for if this is what I really want to do. Some questions:
*Would the best way to find someone to observe just to make cold calls to rehab clinics and explain that Im a prospective OT student (being very polite and all that, of course?)
*What type of GPA/GRE does it take to get into MOT programs? The school websites have very little info on this.
*What is starting salary like? How much in loans would be reasonable to take out for a MOT?
*Would hospital OT work by hard to find? Ive always known most OTs to work in schools (not my cup of tea)?
*Any experiences, advice, etc., would be helpful!</p>
<p>Thanks for your time!</p>