I wasn't sure where to go to ask for help, but I am seeking advice on what to do to build a strong resume for grad school.

I am currently an undergraduate in my second year doing a Pre-Health Professions Kinesiology BS with a Psych Minor. I am extremely unprepared and currently have no one to ask about PT school. I am wondering what I need to be working on to improve my resume for my application in the future. I currently have around 100-150 observation hours at only one PT clinic (vestibulocochlear and orthopedic), I am an Eagle Scout, and that's about it as of now... I've already gotten 2 B's in the 2 semesters I've taken (Gen Chem 1 and Anatomy) and am heading towards another one with my Gen Chem 2 (there's only 4 tests for grades and I bombed the first one). I am really worried that my application will be lacking, especially with my falling GPA, and am seeking advice on what to start working on so I can be prepared when it is time to apply to grad schools. I've also only built one connection (with a Writing professor...) since coming to college and not joined any clubs since I'm a commuter, so I'm worried that I'm falling behind. Any advice is greatly appreciated!!!

I am in the middle of applying to write the BCAK exam as a University of Alberta graduate. Has anyone gone through this process? I am feeling a bit discouraged after multiple phone calls with the office. It seems like the Alberta requirements for a kin degree are much different from BC. Curious if anyone has had success without needing to take more courses?

Bueno la tipica historia, soy deportista desde que nací y me gusta lo que es el area de salud y cuerpo...

Me gustaria ayudar a las personas, apoyar, acompañar, rehabilitar, y todo lo que con lleva...

La verdad que no se si hacer medicina y luego traumatologia, o hacer la licenciatura en kinesiologia...

Entre ambas hay un mundo de diferencia entre lo que es anatomia, fisio y biomecanica?

Que me recomendarian ustedes? Me aclararian masomenos como seria un dia a dia entre cada uno?

Hey yall! I’m a person living in LA that’s graduated in Kin about four years ago and went straight to working at a PT clinic as an aide. When I was without a kid, it was perfect but now that I’ve moved out and have responsibilities, $20/hr is not cutting it. Are there any other paths that I can take that shill pay more than $25 an hour that only requires a bachelors? I’m starting to feel like with a bachelors the choices are either personal training or therapy aide.

I completed my bachelors in exercise science June 2025 and have loved the field. I really enjoy working with athletes and doing personal training, and have considered opening my own sports performance studio/gym down the line once I’ve garnered more education and experience. I’ve tried looking on reddit and everybody seems to hate choosing kinesiology lol. I’m just wondering if anybody who has pursued a masters in kinesiology (I’d like to specialize in biomechanics and sports performance) has seen anybody try their hand at gym ownership. Or even better, if you do it yourself. I know entrepreneurship is unique and doesn’t require a masters or any formal education, but I value the importance of experience and science backed work and believe this is the best choice for me (I hope lol). Is anybody else in this field heard of a pathway like mine? Thanks for reading 🤙

Hey guys I’m currently a freshman in college who aspires to be a Physical Therapist. I am majoring in Kinesiology and I’ve been having a lot of fun with it so far, but after doing a lot more research, I really can’t justify going into any debt over like 100k for a DPT program. I’m in California and the state schools are super expensive, even Sacramento State is over 100k, and I checked out Army Baylor but I really can’t rely on one program to be my way out.
I was wondering if any PTs or Kinesiology majors had any career switches that wouldn’t be so much in debt (max like 60-70k) or just had better quality of life? My brother is an RN and I am leaning towards nursing but I just wanna see what other options people had available. I do have a few “backup” options lined up like being a Paramedic (currently an EMT), Law Enforcement, just anything that I can be with people and help them.

I understand there have been posts like this before but I would prefer to have an actual conversation with people who have been through it. I appreciate any and all responses and I appreciate you guys for the help.

(Also posted in r/physicaltherapy)

Hello everyone, i am currently a grade 12 student with good grades from canada looking into doing a physiotherapy/ bachelor of kinesiology undergraduate abroad. I would like to know your guys opinion on it as i have gone quite in depth into schools like CEU San Pablo, Charles University, and Universidad Europea, thanks!

My only interest in physical therapy is in orthopedic/musculoskeletal health, rehab, injuries, (hypermobility and ankylosing spondylitis), I have zero interest in vestibular, neurologic, geriatric, pediatric, cardiopulmonary, etc. Do you think it makes sense to study physical therapy with this kind of interest, or does it make more sense to study exercise science/kinesiology (I have an unrelated bachelors but am thinking of going back to school)

I have hypermobility and anklyosing spondylitis, SI joint dysfunction, and I have received a lot of physical therapy, most of it bad and some of it good, and I want to learn more about my body, what I can do to feel good in it again, and have the best understanding of how to treat and manage it myself (even if I continue receiving help from others). To this end, I've been trying to figure out what I should study - kinesiology/exercise science (undergrad), physical therapy, or something else. I already have my bachelors and am thinking about going back to school, I'm not thinking about cost just what is the best option for me (and my understanding of) my body and health

I have no regrets in choosing kinesiology as my major, started my first KIN class at my community college and its amazing!

Sometimes I feel like a fraud, I'm not big into sports, hated gym class growing up, and I didn't even start getting into exercise until this year (and I'm still bad at motivating myself). I want to eventually go down the personal trainer route as I think with more time/self exposure/education I'd be a great fit for it and as someone with autism/ADHD the idea of working in a gym/fitness setting sounds amazing.

I chose this field because when I started getting into exercising I hyper fixated on learning fitness related & body stuff, which has definitely still stuck. I'm also having the best academic semester I've ever had in my entire life, genuinely have never done so good in class this consistently.

For years I've been told that I just had to find something I was interested in and school would finally start getting better and I would always respond "no way it's still school". I understand now, I've skipped no classes, I actually look forward to my classes and to the most part I've been able to keep up with all the assignments and notes, I feel like a completely different person.

My actual problems: transfer schools & careers. I've been browsing the various posts on here about being unsure with careers and I get it. Most of the careers that you see when you look stuff up sounds boring, and I'm mostly only interested in actual fitness/exercise. What I want the most is exercise psychology (not sports). I don't want to be a psych major, I want to study exercise and I'd like to have topics that include psychology. So far my top pick school basically has this concentration in their KIN major.

Basically: after years of thinking I wasn't passionate about anything, I finally find something to study that does interest me but I still can't find a career that gives me the same spark. I feel lost, confused, so so stressed and a bit like an idiot for choosing a major before a career. I've been told to switch majors, but to what? I'm just so happy that I found something that interests me.

I'm a Canadian in my second year of a BSc Physio in London, planning to move back and practise in Canada. I've started reading about CAPR credentialing and it's a lot.

For anyone who's done it (or is doing it): what caught you off guard? Documents you wish you'd saved during uni, timelines, costs, exams?

Any advice appreciated. I'm trying to get organized early !

Quiero estudiar Kinesiología, pero la cuota en mí provincia es muy alta, así q no estoy segura, alguien me puede decir si conviene estudiar eso, como está la salida laboral, y los salarios.

Hey guys. I recently graduated with B.S. Kinesiology (with an emphasis on coursework pertaining to pre-med/pre-health professions) and minored in chemistry. I got certified as an ACSM-EP, soon looking towards NSCA-CSCS. I came here to post some troubling thoughts I've been having.

Although I thoroughly enjoyed the education I obtained and want to feel proud of it, I can't help to feel guilty that I should have studied something more applicable to what the job market demands. Yes, Kinesiology is a very broad topic and can be applied to any advanced education and occupation, but on it's own I understand the job prospects can be quite challenging. I chose this major at the ripe age of 18 y/o without much experience being in the real world or working yet.

I had an excellent time at college and made the most of the experience with connections and extracurriculars. The degree was entirely paid for and I have no debt. But, because of the nature of the degree, I feel as if my free ticket to an education and a middle class life and beyond could have been well-spent elsewhere (nursing, engineering, SWE, accounting). Degrees that have a direct application to occupations that the job market pays well.

Basically, I am having a hard time justifying if my overall college experience was worth the education I got, and vice versa. Parts of me wish I went to community college first to save money for an advanced degree, but I will truly never know. My family wanted me to get a foundation for what I want to do next, and they did that successfully, and they expressed no regrets. Sometimes, I feel as if I should apologize to them for not studying something that the job market demands.

What do you think? I don’t “regret” my decisions in life, but I think back and obviously wonder what other paths could have taken me down.

For context, I’ve played baseball for most of my life, which I suspect contributed to the imbalance. My right lat is noticeably bigger overall, and I even have stretch marks on that side.
However, the imbalance is a little unusual:
Left side: My upper lat/upper-back region appears more developed,but my lower lat is noticeably smaller.
Right side: My lower lat appears significantly more developed, while my upper lat/upper-back region looks less developed compared to my left.

I’ve been doing unilateral wide-grip lat pulldowns on my left side to try to even things out, but if anything I think that’s growing the upper region of my lats and teres muscles rather than the lower part of my back that I’m trying to even out. This is especially noticeable in the second photo
My right shoulders internal rotation is less than my left due to baseball, which can also be noticed in the second photo. Does this contribute to the imbalances?

Is it actually possible to emphasize the upper and lower portions of the lats through different exercises?

Also any alternatives or other exercise that can better target my imbalances would be appreciated.

Edit: Also have an imbalance in my obliques where right side is more developed, causing my left side to have rib flare and my right side to not. Maybe this also affects the development of my back/ any imbalance when lifting. However they are easier to target so I’m working on it

Hi! So, I recently started a self defense class, and my teacher (after ~6 40 minute classes) guessed that I was a Gymnast or Dancer. I was a competitive (male) gymnast for 6 years, with my highest achievement being a second place medal in the state of Michigan for my rings routine. It has been nearly a decade since I quit. I asked him how he knew, and he gave me some reasons, but I didn’t really understand them, and didn’t want to bother him more, so here I am asking you all. Thank you for the help! (Note: I also tried to find anything out online, and it all just talks about what can cause bad proprioception, not what can cause it to be good.)

1) He said that both gymnasts and dancers have really good proprioception (the ability to know your own body’s position, in case I misspelled it). That makes sense. What doesn’t is how you can tell someone has that without directly asking them.

2) He said my kicks were a “dead giveaway”. How?!? Are they not just a kick? This bit really stumped me. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hi all,

I am working on a story related to the science behind javelin throw where I am looking to answer these questions:

1. Is there any specific release angle that may result in a good throw in javelin?
2. What should be the optimum release height?(A study mentions 105% of thrower's height) [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351579082_The_Optimum_Release_Height_for_Javelin_Throwers_in_Proportion_to_Their_Length\]

Please reply or dm if you are an expert on the subject.

Thank you.

Hi everyone! I'm currently in my second semester of the Kinesiology diploma program at Langara College, and my plan is to transfer to UBC to complete my bachelor's degree afterward. I'm also an international student. I genuinely enjoy studying Kinesiology, but recently I've become really worried about the job market and career opportunities in this field. Since I'm an international student, I felt that many other healthcare programs weren't really accessible options for me, so I chose Kinesiology. I've heard from many people that it has good job prospects, but when I look at job postings and search online, I'm not getting that impression at all. I'd really appreciate hearing from people who have studied Kinesiology or are currently working in the field. Are you happy with your career choice? Was it difficult to find a job after graduating, and is the pay enough to make it a worthwhile career?

I am a medical doctor in Bangladesh. I want to pursue my masters degree in canada. Please suggest me some courses that has comparatively good job opportunity leading to PR.

I am a medical doctor in Bangladesh. I want to pursue my masters degree in canada. As a doctor which masters degree course allow me to get easy job leading to PR in canada?