SUNY Buffalo Occupational Therapy

Is there anyone here who has personal experience with the 5 year OT program at UB? It is the only OT program that my daughter is considering that is not direct admit. I suspect there are many things about the school that she will like, but having to go through the formal application process to the graduate portion of the program in sophomore year feels risky as compared to the other schools where she is a definite “in” as long as she maintains the required GPA. Can anyone speak to the competition/stress of the application process and the program at UB?