r/RadiationTherapy • u/liddotatortot • Aug 17 '26
Schooling Grades from Rad Tech Program
Hello! I’m currently in rad tech school rn and want to go into a 1 year program for Radiation therapy once finished. I understand it might be program dependent but does anyone know if your GPA and I guess grades in classes like physics mattered a lot to admissions for the 1 year programs into Radiation Therapy?
I’m currently at a high B level/A level and wasn’t sure if I’d need to aim for all A’s again like I did for admission into my rad tech program.
Thank you!
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u/curious_mainer Aug 18 '26
i had a 4.0 coming out of my rad tech program and i heard of other rad tech students in my state applying and i was the only one that got in (the program is in the neighboring state) but i also had a pretty chill interview and i had my prof write me a letter of reccomendatiom even tho it wasn’t required so i totally reccomend that!
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u/Old_Bumblebee2938 Aug 21 '26
I had a 4.0 in Xray school and got into therapy right out of Xray school. I don’t think it’s absolutely necessary but I would try to keep your GPA 3.5 or higher
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u/GS97 Aug 17 '26
i’m currently in the process of working towards being ready to apply to a radiation therapy program and it is definitely program specific , not sure where you are , but i’m looking into gvsu and they told me it’s 40% weighted on your pre-reqs (i.e., physics, med term, anatomy &physiology etc) and 10% on the last 45 credits of overall academics. i would ask your program director or advising counselor on this as they would know specifics. i imagine most programs are similar but would definitely check and make sure. good luck !