Monica Said:

How do you fight a school's decision to see a child?( see details)?

We Answered:

talk to whoever is in charge (ie the school board)

file a descrimination petition with the state (wherever you live)

or if you want to go all out you could sue them for denying medical care.

Jeffrey Said:

Boyfriend is wanting to join the NAVY to go physical therapy school throught them. Im just kinda seeing if?

We Answered:

First of all, when you join as an enlisted you are joining the service to serve. It is highly unlikely they would immediately send him to college to get a degree as that is what you have to do to be a physical therapist.

It would probably go like this. He enlists and goes to boot camp. Then they send him to some kind of training for what they want him to do. It may be anything from cook to machinist mate to corpman. If he wants to take college courses on his time off, he can do so and they will provide tuition assistence. If he does a good job on duty and finishes two years with good grades on his own, they MIGHT select him for OCS and send him to college. But again, it will be to a program to learn what they need and that may not be what he wants. After he graduates he gets a commission as a Ensign and owes them 2-3 years for college.

The fastest and most sure way of getting to be a physical therapist is to get into college on his own. If after 2 years is still interested in the NAVY, he can see if they have a ROTC program at his college and can try to get in that. They would help pay for his last few years of college then he would go in as an ensign.

If you get married and there was an opening, you could live in base housing however it is quite likely you would have to live off base. If he is assigned a job that requires sea duty, he could be out to sea for quite a while. If he is going in as an E1, you should expect that you are going to have to work and plan on not having kids right away.

Sounds to me like you two need to do a lot of research as it seems your expectations are not consistent with how things are.

Renee Said:

Which would be harder to become - a physical therapist or state trooper?

We Answered:

Do you picture yourself being a kind, helpful person in service to his fellow man, or a state trooper? Would your legs look good in jackboots while stepping on someones throat and could you live with being a general pain in everyone's a$$ on a good day, or would you rather be a physical therapist?

Sergio Said:

which one is easier to become an LPN/RN or physical therapist?

We Answered:

It doesn't take much to become an LPN at all, but in my opinion, the LPN is a dying career. Being an RN gives you much more options.

I'd say being a PTA and an RN are probably of equal challenge...both can be an associates degree and both have competitive entrance requirements.

Shane Said:

Prerequisite course completion before Physical Therapy School?

We Answered:

I would say it depends on a number of factors:
Do you get credit for lab? Where I went to school, lab was part of your overall grade and we received no extra "credit" for lab which was typically about 25%. At best, your chem score might be a B. It also depends on how many credits each of your courses was worth. Presuming chemistry was worth 3 credit hours, your max total score would be 12 (4.0 x 3 credit hours). If your lab was worth 1, then your max score would be 4. What we also need to know at this point is do you receive credit for pluses or minuses? What is the top grade? A or A+?

Best case scenario, your prereq GPA is about 3.7....plenty good. Worst case...I calculate about 3.1...not so hot....

You need to figure out how many credits each course is worth and how they calculate your total grade points...then divide by your credit hours earned. Where I went to school, a C was a C...worth 2 points...this could significantly lower your GPA. Your best hope would be that you do receive credit for lab, that your lab is worth more than one credit hour, that chem class was not worth more than 3 credit hours, etc.

Where I went to school, no credit was given for lab, chem was 4 credit hours, and no credit was adjusted for pluses or minuses. This would have signficantly impacted your GPA and chances of getting in.

Yet, if you can swing As in physics, you'll probably be fine

Naomi Said:

Whats the best answer when asked why you are applying to a particular graduate school?

We Answered:

If you really want to impress them, see what type of research they have been up to and read the studies written by the staff in the department and comment on them.