OT and PT both require a Master's degree for licensure, with statistics and physics as undergrad prerequisites for admission to most programs. Even 2-year RN programs require college algebra and statistics. It is very difficult to go into any applied science field without having a decent grasp of mathematics. The inability to grasp college algebra despite intensive study and tutoring is what kept my stepmother from becoming an RN (and thank goodness for that, but that is another story...).

ETA: I doubt the girl in the article would even enjoy a job where she had to use her worst skill on a daily basis. There are lots of careers and lots of degrees that don't really require math and science in the day-to-day work. Just because she doesn't want to reveal what her SAT scores are doesn't mean they are awful. She might be one of the ones in the program who has verbal scores in the 600s and just has perfectionistic tendencies, or she might judge herself by her classmates who are scoring in the high 700s.

Last edited by aculady; 11/23/11 10:59 AM.