Would the naysayers respond differently if this was about Kinesiology at Michigan?

Can you take kinesiology classes if not in the program? My DC doesn’t know exactly what they want to do after college, but they are pretty confident that it’s something in the field of sports med. I’m worried that the kinesiology program will limit their options. Since a DPT is an advanced degree anyway, I’m encouraging something in A&S instead. We took the campus tour a long time ago and I don’t remember much about the different schools.

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Anonymous wrote:Kinesiology is the worst degree. Don’t do it

Why? My kid is interested in physical therapy or possibly med school. Why is kinesiology bad?

No offense, but it is not taken as seriously as other science majors.

Would be good for a kid interested in being a trainer or phys ed teacher.

I would not encourage a strong student to enter this field.

If they are not strong, it might be a good choice.

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Anonymous wrote:Probably reserved for the UVA team athletes, though they won't say that.

It is not.

+1 nope it's not, I don't think I've seen a single athlete with a kinesiology major so while I don't know all of them, it's certainly not common. my DD does know some kinesiology majors and some of them do intend on med or PT school. They just take the required courses in the CAS.

Anonymous wrote:Probably reserved for the UVA team athletes, though they won't say that.

It is not.

Anonymous wrote:UVA is very weak in STEM.

False.

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Anonymous wrote:Bumping this- does anyone know if it’s easier to get into UVA’s kinesiology than arts and sciences? Not asking as a back door way to get into the school but because DC is interested in kinesiology as a major and is trying to build a balanced list of schools.

This article says it is the most difficult acceptance at UVA. https://uvamagazine.org/articles/kinesiology_program_gets_moving#:~:text=Since%202011%2C%20when%20the%20Curry,the%20most%20competitive%20at%20UVA.

Thanks- I saw that but it’s from 2013 so I don’t know how applicable it is.

I know two kids headed to med school out of UVA Kinesiology.
My dc is there in arts and sciences as pre med.

Also. Northeastern. lol. No thanks.

Anonymous wrote:Bumping this- does anyone know if it’s easier to get into UVA’s kinesiology than arts and sciences? Not asking as a back door way to get into the school but because DC is interested in kinesiology as a major and is trying to build a balanced list of schools.

This article says it is the most difficult acceptance at UVA. https://uvamagazine.org/articles/kinesiology_program_gets_moving#:~:text=Since%202011%2C%20when%20the%20Curry,the%20most%20competitive%20at%20UVA.

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Anonymous wrote:UVA is very weak in STEM.

so you've said. on every.other.post.about.uva.

True! sour grapes poster and a big yawn

I think you can see stats by college. I’ll see if I can find the site.

Bumping this- does anyone know if it’s easier to get into UVA’s kinesiology than arts and sciences? Not asking as a back door way to get into the school but because DC is interested in kinesiology as a major and is trying to build a balanced list of schools.

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Anonymous wrote:Kinesiology is the worst degree. Don’t do it

Why? My kid is interested in physical therapy or possibly med school. Why is kinesiology bad?

Not good for either of those. They will end up a gym teacher or personal trainer.

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Does it also help to get into med school?

No. A degree in Bio or Chem would be better.