nyc: I want to apply for a PT medical school but I do not know where to begin. Do you know good schools and easy to get it to that offer physical therapy degree. I am looking for a good one in NYC.|||Generally speaking, PT is not an "easy" program to get into. Typically, programs have a competitive entrance policy...meaning just because you've met the requirements as an undergraduate does not guarantee you will be admitted to the graduate level program. Schools often state a minimum GPA of 3.0 or 2.5, but realistically, students who are admitted have a much higher GPA...typically 3.5 or higher. Furthermore, they have letters of reference, have taken the GRE, may have sat for an interview, etc...whatever the school requires. However, there are some "direct" admit programs. This means that students are admitted at the freshman level and are allowed to remain in the program through the graduate phase, as long as they maintain the appropriate GPA and course load. Here is a list of accredited programs in NY...those with the notation "A2" are direct admit programs...the rest are the tradiational competitive entry. New York Clarkson University (A2, A4, D6, F1, PR) College of Staten Island/The Graduate Center (CUNY) (A4, D6, F1, PU) Columbia University (A4, D6, F1, PR) D'Youville College (A4, D6, F1, PR) Daemen College (A2, D6, F1, PR) Dominican College of Blauvelt (A1, D6, F3, PR) Hunter College/The Graduate Center (CUNY) (A4, D6, F1, PU) Ithaca College (A2, D6, F1, PR) Long Island University - Brooklyn Campus (A4, D6, F1, PR) Mercy College (D6, E5, F3, PR) Nazareth College of Rochester (A2, D6, F1, PR) New York Institute of Technology (A2, A4, D6, F1, PR) New York Medical College (A4, D6, F1, PR) New York University (A4, D6, F1, PR) State University of New York Downstate Medical Center (A2, D6, F1, F4, PU) State University of New York Upstate Medical University (A4, D6, F1, PU) Stony Brook University (A4, D6, F1, PU) The Sage Colleges (A2, A4, D6, F1, PR) Touro College (A2, D6, E1, E3, E5, F1, PR) University at Buffalo, State University of New York (D6, F1, PU) Utica College (A2, D6, F1, PR)