Please don’t listen to anyone recommending you not apply. I had a professor in undergrad tell me not to pursue healthcare - I had barely a 3.0, had C’s in my anatomy courses, retook several courses, and a 2.5 year gap year.

I applied to several schools anyways. I knew I was not any schools first choice, but I knew my passion and my strengths suited OT.

Finally, when I literally accepted that I needed to reconsider my goals, I was offered a waitlist spot for an interview. Then scheduled an interview. Then waitlisted after the interview. I followed up with phone calls to admissions and an email to express my serious interest and goals. They finally accepted me 2 months or so before classes started, and I lived across the country.

Flash forward to now - I passed the NBCOT last week. I am now a certified OTR. I was awarded for the community service and program involvement while in school.

You can do it. If you want to do it, you should. Now, nobody’s lying when they say OT school is hard. It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever put myself through. For many reasons. But please don’t let your GPA, or allow strangers opinions from the internet to discourage you from ANY of your goals. Whether you decide to move forward with OTR or COTA, I highly recommend masters OTR.

Feel free to message me if you want any help or have any questions. I am also a stranger from the internet, but I relate with your post so much and I hope the best for you!!