Community

2 of my girlfriends gave up their profession to go back to school. My #1 advice to them was make friends in your class. My professor said early on in the program that the curriculum does not grade on a curve. Therefore, it does not benefit you to do better than your peers. So make friends...study in groups.

My class took it to the next level. We built a community. PT school is intense and we lost a few souls in the first year but not after that. I really think its because no one wants to fail out and join another class. We all joined a Facebook group so we can post things that might be helpful to each other - study guides, online resources, info from an email that a professor sent to just one of us. Then people started having house parties and birthday gatherings and invited the whole class. After a tragic practical exam, someone would post something hilarious from this #whatshouldwecallptschool. Then there's that class that we are all freaking out about and someone posted a time & place to meet to get extra practice in before the next quiz. Its hard to be alone in our class. Its probably my favorite thing about being in PT school.

Picture of the TV show cast of Community from Sheknows.