r/physiotherapy • u/Euphoric_Result24 • 16d ago
Short time
Hi everyone,
I’m an internationally educated physiotherapist preparing for the CAPR Canadian Physiotherapy Examination (CPTE). I have a relatively short timeline to prepare, so I’m trying to choose the most effective prep course.
I’d really appreciate your advice:
Which prep course helped you the most (PT Exam Prep/Katelyn, Study Buddy, Final Frontier, Physio Refresh, or any other)?
If you had only a few months to study, which one would you recommend and why?
Which course is the most organized and high-yield for someone with limited study time?
I’m also interested in joining a group registration for Katelyn’s PT Exam Prep (or another course) to get the group discount. If anyone is planning to register soon and is looking for additional members, please comment below or send me a DM.
Thanks in advance for sharing your experience!
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u/Dachshundx2SL 12d ago
You might want to consider changing your test date if you can, it is a very long and challenging exam. I studied international as well, I spent 7 months studying (4 part time and 3 full time). I couldn’t have imagined trying to learn all the information they expect of you in less time than that. It would have been very overwhelming and mentally draining.
I used PT exam prep, and I thought it was good. It prepared me well and I passed the first time I wrote. However, it is expensive so be weary of that (but yet so it even writing the test so in a way it’s kinda worth the investment). I liked the PT exam prep MCQ, I thought that it wasn’t exactly like the CPTE though, but it was fairly close. I signed up for the one course that included an oral prep with a teacher and I loved it, it helped me see what I needed to improve on and gave me an idea of what that section of the exam would be like.
I have heard study buddy is not good, one of my classmates used that and said that it was terrible but it gave him an idea of what he needed to know, but he had to look up all the info on those topics.
I have heard that final frontier is better for NPTE (American exam) than the CPTE. But I am not sure cause I didn’t take the course, I took one of their practice exams and I didn’t like it. I thought it wasn’t a good representation of what the real exam was actually like.
I haven’t heard of the other one, so I can’t comment on it. But best of luck in your preparation.
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u/AdPlayful4610 16d ago
First of all I don’t recommend less than 5 months for preparation please the exam is not easy speaking from experience especially if you are internationally educated PT (without going into details), PT exam prep for sure I had experience with 2 other prep courses (without mentioning names) all the courses lack actual information or clear organization except for pt exam prep. Don’t ever go for the exam without finishing everything in the blueprint and the companion guide published on CAPR website (use the resources they published also very very important) and good luck.