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University Of Colorado Denver • Denver, CO
Studying Physical Therapy (completion in 2010)
• 8/13/2011
"The school had its good and bad points, but overall it was decent. Being able to live in CO and work with some great athletes was probably a highlight."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | maybe | The program is fairly good but you have to rely on yourself to get into the field and make connections. They will provide you with the tools you need to graduate and succeed, however you really have to work hard to get the position you want. |
| Program Reputation | 5 | There aren't many PT schools in the area so UCD is the one everyone thinks about. We do get good exposure because of the amount of athletes in Colorado. |
| Instruction | 5 | The overall curriculum was good and was very thorough. However, we lacked a bit of real world practice because of the large size of our class. |
| How Difficult | 7 | The didactic classes were difficult but fair. Our more practice oriented classes seemed to have some problems with consistency in grading and testing methods. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | Our school tried to incorporate both types of learning. For PT, hands on is the most essential, however our school did a better job teaching via books. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 8 | For the most part our schedule wasn't too bad and we didn't have to always go to class. Only one or two classes were required to be attended; however, most students went to class. |
| Academic Facilities | 8 | Resources were good at the school and we had a large amount of online databases that limited the amount of books we had to buy. I was always able to get a hold of a professor when needed. |
| Social Life | 5 | In graduate school your main focus is school and I didn't come to party. I had an amazing undergrad experience and while grad school didn't match up to that, it wasn't bad |
| Placement Services | 4 | Job placement was rather non existent. We really had to make connections by ourselves to get jobs. |
| Alumni Network | 5 | I'm not the type that really gets involved in alumni networks so I can't truly comment on this. I do know that most of the PTs in Colorado came from UCD which is a good networking opportunity by itself. |
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