Pre-Occupational Therapy Studies: Taking the GRE & Application Timeline Freshman Year Enroll in required pre-requisite science courses Discuss options and goals with freshman advisor and pre-health advisor (if necessary) Join a club (it doesn’t have to be a healthcare related one although many students do join a healthcare-related club) Job shadow occupational therapists and other health professionals Work or volunteer in a health care setting, preferably related to occupational therapy Consider a summer healthcare education program Sophomore Year Become more involved in your club(s) and/or community service activities Job shadow occupational therapists and other health professionals Work or volunteer in a health care setting, preferably related to occupational therapy Consider a summer healthcare education program (Spring/Summer): Research occupational therapy schools: check out their curriculum, campus, and how well their graduates do in the professional world. Junior Year Complete courses necessary for admission to occupational therapy school Create an application timeline for applying to occupational therapy school Continue researching occupational therapy schools you are interested in, talk to admissions, visit, etc. Create a study plan and study for the GRE (Spring): Take the GRE at least six weeks prior to the earliest deadline for the schools you are applying to To see all of the occupational therapy school deadlines in OTCAS, click . (Summer/early Fall): submit applications to occupational therapy schools Senior Year Participate in mock interviews Prepare for occupational therapy school interviews (Winter/Spring): receive offers of admission and deny or accept Finish all degree requirements & graduate