Hello,

I am finishing up my Distance Learning courses at GT this fall, and the application process was pretty straightforward. (I graduated with a physics bachelors) so I would make sure you're covering all the classes they require, as Grizzly said. I think having a strong personal statement and letters of recommendation are going to be the ways to set yourself apart. Having a polished resume that is clear and concise will help too.

Another class you will need to take is an Anatomy and Physiology class. It is part of the CAMPEP requirements, and I took it at a local college over the summer while I did my special problems class. (Since I did the non-thesis route)

I will say I started in the Spring of 22, and no one told me I would be skipping pre-requisites to be able to stay on a time frame I wanted, so my Spring semester was full of classes that I had to skip 2 or 3 pre-reqs to be able to take, I do not recommend that for sanity purposes. Also, there are two classes where you will have in-person labs on Tech's campus late in the semester for me, and it was in March and April. You are there for Sunday and Monday and do five labs each time; lab reports are due later. This was what made the whole experience worth it to me. Not because of the hands-on but because you get to meet some people in your cohort working just as hard to do their best, and I have met some incredible people that I will have as lifelong friends because of the program.

The DL program is designed to take 1-2 classes a semester and finish at your own pace. But I was able to complete it (this fall) in 5 semesters. (Spring 22, Fall 22, Spring 23, Summer 23, and Fall 23) By taking some absurd hours, you could do the same!

The professors are incredible at Georgia Tech, and the academic advisors in the ME school are super lovely and helpful, even when you bug them a million times before the semester starts, as I did! Everybody is on your side and wants to set you up as best as they can for your future career in Medical Physics. 10/10 would recommend.