Reconsideration

Tonight I was at the first Rho Tau meeting of the year. Rho Tau is the pre-physical therapy club at school. Today, we had a representative from Armstrong Atlantic State University there. In case you don't remember, I was thinking of AASU as my top choice for PT school, and then I wasn't sure if it was a smart choice for me. Well, after the meeting, I'm thinking of reconsidering going there. What I have learned in that meeting was incredible. They really do have a good program. They way they go about the first year is very different from other PT schools. Instead of doing a complete review of gross anatomy, they take it in chunks, starting from cardiovascular and going to neurological, muscular and skeletal systems, and you learn everything about that part in that time. Then, you get into smaller groups in the first year and do mock clinical sessions. Then, you are put into an actual clinical setting. Apparently, Armstrong is better with application in clinicals compared to other schools. With the clinical settings, you actually get a say in where you want to be, and you don't have to stay in Savannah. If I want to, I could go to a clinic back at home, and stay with my parents (if I really wanted to). For some fun, some of the professors will actually have classes on the beach! And since there are only 20 people in the program, it is like a very tight knit family. You're with them constantly, which can be a good thing. Since the physical therapy program is the only doctorate program on campus, it is a highly respected program in the community. Yes it may be a small school, but it does seem to have a lot to offer. I think I may keep AASU as a possibility of PT school. So you really can't judge a book by its cover. So, once again, I will have to put up the information for the school, as well as some others that I'm thinking about. I am looking at Miami as well, although I have no idea how I am going to be able to pay to live there, but I will figure it out. Hopefully I can get a fellowship and an assistantship. It may take awhile to get a job, especially seeing that the first two semesters are going to the craziest, but I will try to make things work.
As a side note, I have sent in my application for my major. I won't know for sure until early October, but realizing that they take 70% of applicants, I think I may have a good chance. I hope I get in.