u/Consistent_Report487

Y3 poly student here hoping to enter SIT Physiotherapy after graduation 🙏

Are there any seniors/current students/admissions officers willing to share what they did to get accepted/look out for? I’m not very sure where I stand portfolio-wise at the moment, so I’d really appreciate hearing about your GPA, shadowing experience, leadership roles, volunteering, interview prep, etc.

For context, I’m currently studying sports science and have been trying to build my portfolio through leadership, volunteering, and clinical exposure, but I’m still unsure what SIT Physio looks out for most heavily.

Would really appreciate any advice or honest insights, thank you!

Genuinely, how do you deal with racist higher-ups in school/work environments?

I’ve seen so many people (including myself) consistently put in quality work, show initiative, and prove our capabilities, yet still get treated more harshly or overlooked because of our race. Meanwhile, others can submit mediocre work and still receive praise, opportunities, and leniency.

Over time it becomes so mentally draining because you start questioning whether your effort even matters when the standards applied to you feel completely different. It’s exhausting having to constantly overperform just to be treated equally.

I know not every criticism is racism, but when you repeatedly notice patterns in the way certain students/employees are spoken to, scrutinised, or penalised compared to others, it starts to wear you down emotionally.

How do you cope with this without becoming bitter or burnt out?

I missed a compulsory industry talk that was part of my module’s CA1, and today I approached my lecturer to ask what I could do to make up for it. Instead of just discussing the consequences, the conversation turned into an interrogation and the matter got escalated to my Programme Chair and other senior staff.

What’s stressing me out is that this could affect my GPA and even my chances of receiving awards I was nominated for.

For context, I’ve been overwhelmed with multiple commitments recently and honestly haven’t been coping with stress very well. Because I panicked during the conversation, I gave the wrong explanation for why I missed the talk, which made things worse. Now I’m also being questioned about the meeting that I didn’t attend, and what is so important that I skipped something (which was at 5pm btw ppl have lots of commitments) What was worse is that the meeting wasn’t even recorded hais.

The frustrating part is that many people I know either didn’t attend the talk, left halfway, or attended without really paying attention, but I feel like the situation surrounding me has escalated disproportionately.

I know I made a mistake by missing the session and by not explaining myself properly, but right now I just feel extremely overwhelmed and scared about how badly this might impact my future.

I’m currently a Year 3 Semester 1 student in a related diploma course at poly, and I’m hoping to apply for SIT Physiotherapy. I was wondering what current SIT physio students (or honestly, students from any degree programme) did to strengthen your application?

For context, I’m trying to build my portfolio through volunteering, shadowing, and relevant experience, but I’m not sure what really stands out to admissions.

Would appreciate any advice or insights, thank you!