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A Physical Therapy Student’s Advice to Incoming Students
As I enter the final year of my physical therapy program, I reflect on how swiftly the journey passed—and how so many of the challenges I once deemed never-ending proved to be transient. I ask myself why I spent numerous hours stressing over moments that were bound to pass. No matter how many times someone…
Read MoreHow to Prepare for Physical Therapy School
Journeying toward a doctor of physical therapy (DPT) degree is an incredibly rewarding pursuit. DPTs change their patients’ lives each and every day, offering support and a helping hand to many people who are experiencing life lows. But the DPT journey itself is far from effortless. From crafting a perfect application to surmounting serious financial…
Read MoreSetting Sail for Success: Navigating the Scholarship Application Journey
It’s no secret that the cost of higher education is staggering. Student loan debt has surpassed $1.7 trillion in 2023 and it’s only going up from there. Did you know that there are more than 1.7 million private scholarships available to students to help offset the cost of education—with a total value of more than…
Read More6 Steps to Becoming a Physical Therapy Advocate
Physical therapy (PT) is a discipline that is often overlooked by both insurers and patients. More than 50% of all Americans over the age of 18 report having a musculoskeletal condition like trauma, back pain, or arthritis—that’s about 259 million people in pain for those keeping track—but very few of those injured seek care. This…
Read MoreThe Struggle is Real: Managing Your Mental Health as a DPT Student
Current-day DPT students are staring down a tsunami of stressful situations. Not only are you facing significant societal and professional challenges (e.g., DPT debt, social polarization, understaffed clinics, declining Medicare payments), you’re also navigating the process of becoming a licensed medical professional. The struggle is definitely real—and if you feel like you’re buckling under the…
Read MoreEverything You Need to Know About the New Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
Published August 26, 2022 Student loan debt is a $1.6 trillion problem for more than 45 million Americans—or at least, it was until this week. On Wednesday, August 24, President Biden announced a student loan forgiveness plan that will cancel $10,000 (or $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients) of federal student loan debt for every eligible…
Read More6 Secrets to Success for Aspiring DPT Students
Are you wondering how to get into a DPT program? As a prospective doctor of physical therapy (DPT) student, getting into your chosen DPT school may feel like a daunting goal—especially as you work to maintain your competitive undergraduate GPA while simultaneously preparing applications for various programs. (Yeesh!) Fear not, though—many student physical therapists have…
Read MoreHow to Network as a PT Student
Networking is key to a fruitful and far-reaching career. If you’ve spent any amount of time looking up professional development advice or job-hunting tips, you’ve probably encountered some iteration of that advice. It lives on countless webpages and is passed around more freely than a bucket of popcorn at a movie theater. But unlike digging…
Read More19 Physical Therapy Scholarships for Students and PT Residents
Finding and applying for national scholarships can be deeply frustrating—the process is a heck of a lot more difficult than it should be. Ideally, students and other fiscal-aid hunters should be able to key in a quick Google search and find a world of info about available scholarships and application processes—but it’s rarely ever that…
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