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Why do occupational therapy master programs require volunteering as part of the admission process?

Is it to make sure candidates are more likely to stay in the program?

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Ian’s Answer

It doesn't happen often, but there are occasions when a student chooses a field in healthcare and then does not thrive because it was not what they had imagined. In addition, schools are sensitive to metrics of students who drop out or transition to other programs after acceptance.
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Taylor’s Answer

Hi Caroline! I am a pediatric occupational therapist. It is to get a sense of who you are as a person, what you value etc. It is important to be mindful that programs want to know what you can also offer to them. Whether that be a broad range of knowledge, experience. etc. For example, I volunteered to work with children in foster care and the program I attended seemed to value that/demonstrate interest. Good luck!
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