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Physio Information & Question Thread
MuffinMan:
Hello! Not sure if it's too late to ask, but just a quick question. (two actually)
I know that physio and sports are interlinked, but do you have to be good at sports to do physiotherapy?
Also with the heavy workload, are there actually people 'failing' the course? Or is it just intense but generally manageable?
Thank you in advance! :)
K888:
--- Quote from: MuffinMan on September 10, 2017, 10:55:21 pm ---Hello! Not sure if it's too late to ask, but just a quick question. (two actually)
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Hi there! Not too late at all - always happy to answer questions :D
--- Quote from: MuffinMan ---I know that physio and sports are interlinked, but do you have to be good at sports to do physiotherapy?
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Haha, absolutely not. Like, the only time you're involved in sports as a physio is if you choose to work in that area once you graduate, and even then, you're not the one participating in it! It's also a bit of a misconception that physios purely work in sport - realistically, it's such a tiny amount of what you can do as a physio, and not a huge percentage of physios work in sport - most work in hospitals, rehab, private practice, etc!
Like sure, a lot of people in my cohort are sporty people, but I think that's more to do with the fact that they've had injuries through playing sport, and their experiences with physios have inspired them to follow that career path.
But yeah, literally no sport involved with the course. We don't have to slam dunk a basketball to pass our exams haha.
--- Quote from: MuffinMan ---Also with the heavy workload, are there actually people 'failing' the course? Or is it just intense but generally manageable?
Thank you in advance! :)
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Can only speak for my cohort and not for other unis, but I think the latter is more accurate. I know that some people will fail each semester, but it's only a handful of people - it's a tough workload, but if you're dedicated, and you want to be there, it's manageable :) I was speaking to my unit coordinator about this last semester, actually - he said it's a tough course, but the average mark for the semester tends to always be around 70, which is like, really good - so I guess that says something about the academic abilities of the cohort, and also the dedication of people to do well. You have to work hard, but it's definitely not a course set up to make you fail.
Hope this helped! Let me know if you want any clarification. :)
MuffinMan:
That cleared things up a lot.
Thanks for your time! This has been extremely helpful :)
ilikenoodlez:
helloo, i'm planning on doing physio at uni next year but the main turn off for me is the 65k avg salary and the fact that it peaks at around 80k even after 10+ years of working. i heard that there's heaps of opportunity to earn more, but how reliable is this information, as in how realistic is it to be able to earn more than this? i'm not 100% set on physio yet, but it's what i found most appealing of the courses i've searched, but honestly im not sure if i'd be happy to earn this much considering how competitive it is to get into physio
Sine:
--- Quote from: ilikenoodlez on September 23, 2018, 12:44:45 am ---helloo, i'm planning on doing physio at uni next year but the main turn off for me is the 65k avg salary and the fact that it peaks at around 80k even after 10+ years of working. i heard that there's heaps of opportunity to earn more, but how reliable is this information, as in how realistic is it to be able to earn more than this? i'm not 100% set on physio yet, but it's what i found most appealing of the courses i've searched, but honestly im not sure if i'd be happy to earn this much considering how competitive it is to get into physio
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I don't know much about the salaries but I guess a 60-80k average means that if you are actually a really good physio you might be able to earn closer to 100-120k which isn't too bad (I've seen these numbers thrown around elsewhere).
I think it's important that you have a think about exactly why you want to do physiotherapy because I'm sure there are plenty of students doing/wanting to do physio regardless of how much they earn (within reason of course). With this reflection you might be able to work out a career balancing the earning/competitiveness that you are worried about; although my personal opinion that this aspect of choosing a course isn't important.
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