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• Study Physical Therapy in United States: Overview
• Which Degrees you can look for . . .
• Flow Chart: Various Options depending on your GOALS . . .
• University Selection
• Preparing for TOEFL iBT (NEW)

NOTE: Additional information will be added very soon . . .

                              The USA has the world’s largest international student population from all over the world. India ranks first in number of students coming to USA for pursuing higher education in the world.

                              The United States has one of the world’s finest university systems, with outstanding programs in virtually all fields. The United States has 168 universities in the world's top 500, 17 of which are in the top 20. We look forward to helping students who, like you, are considering continuing your PHYSICAL THERAPY education in the UNITED STATES. At the graduate level, students have the opportunity to work directly with some of the well renowned therapists, with the chance to become involved with exclusive research and educational opportunities. Graduating from an accredited American school and being exposed to the rigors of the American education system is an investment in your future.

 For GOAL I

For GOAL II

NOTE: If the flowchart are not clearly visible, then you can see and save them from below links:

                       Now you might be clear of what you want to do depending on previous two goals. So next step is to search for universities providing courses which matches to your area of interest.

  Keys points to bear in mind while short listing universities:

• Select universities which provides programs in which you are interested.
• Make a list of 10 universities and then short list them to 5 universities to which you would like to apply. Do not rely on applying to only 1 or 2 universities rather than apply for at least 5 universities.
• Explore faculty members Curriculum Vitae and look for their research areas and select those universities with faculty members doing research in your interested area. This is most important as most of these degrees are THESIS oriented (i.e., research based).
• Keep in mind the cost of universities and your financial background also. As university ranking increases there tution fees will also increase.
• If you are planning to continue after completing your master's in some related fields to DPT then try to take admission for Master's in universities which has t-DPT program so that it would be easy to get admission in the same university after your Master's.
• University ranking will also play a role in getting Student VISA. Better the university rank, better would be your chance of getting VISA. So try to find a decent ranked university. You can find the university rank at University Rankings.
• Don't make decisions for university selection quickly without having clear idea of different research opportunities and your area of interest but take your time and try to exlpore all universities before short listing 5 universities otherwise it would be waste on time and money.
• Try to match yours research area of interest related to physical therapy, an average ranked university and last but important cost.

Following is a link to the list of all Universities in United States according to states.

UNIVERSITIES LIST BY STATES

For the list of United States Universities having Physical Therapy Programs, click at the link below.

 PHYSICAL THERAPY UNIVERSITIES IN UNITED STATES

 US NEWS - Physical Therapy University Rankings for 2008

                                  The TOEFL Internet-based test emphasizes integrated skills and measures all four language skills, Listening, Reading, Writing & Speaking. Each of the four language skills are reported on a scale of 0 to 30. There will also be a total score of 120. The TOEFL test (Test of English as a Foreign Language) is designed to measure the English-language ability of people who do not speak English as their first language and who plan to study at colleges and universities with English as the primary medium of communication. TOEFL is accepted by more institutions than any other English-language test in the world — including the top colleges and universities. For the latest updates on rules and requirements, it is best to consult the official website of ETS, the makers of the TOEFL at www.ets.org/toefl

TOEFL iBT Format

The TOEFL iBT is about 3 1/2 to 4 hours long, and is divided into four sections:

• The first section is READING, which lasts about 60-90 minutes. - This section measures your ability to read and understand short passages that you are likely to encounter in North American universities and colleges. You are required to answer questions about the reading passages provided in this section and the time available is up to 90 minutes depending upon the number of questions to be answered.
• The second section is LISTENING, which lasts from 60-90 minutes. - This section measures your ability to understand spoken English and you answer up to 50 questions using headphones to listen to taped conversations and talks. You have up to 90 minutes to complete this section and note taking is allowed.
• You have a 10-minute BREAK.
• The third section is SPEAKING, which is the shortest, about 20 minutes. - There are six speaking tasks on the TOEFL iBT. On two of these tasks, called Independent Speaking Tasks, you will be asked to express an opinion on a topic that you are familiar with. The remaining four tasks are called Integrated Speaking Tasks where you will be given information, either written, spoken, or both, about a topic. Then you will be asked to speak for up to 60 seconds about the topic. You have up to 20 minutes to complete this section and for all the tasks you will be given up to 30 seconds to prepare your response before speaking.
• The last section is WRITING, for which you have about 60 minutes. - This section tests your ability to write in English. This section is split into two tasks, one integrated task where you are asked to write based on what you read you and hear, and an independent task where you need to generate ideas on a topic and provide supporting examples or evidence in a clear and grammatically correct manner. The time available for this section is 50 minutes split 20 minutes for the integrated task and 30 minutes for the independent task.

MATERIALS FOR TOEFL iBT (NEW)