First thing, when applying to grad school, PROOFREAD your submission. Don’t have spelling or grammatical errors, because it will reflect poorly on you. Something that makes your application stand out, is the inclusion of documented information regarding any service you may have given your community. My son was accepted to several grad schools, including Columbia, and in each case the person who interviewed him commented on his extensive history of volunteerism with the disabled, developmentally delayed, and elderly populations. Another applicant may have a higher GPA than you, but if you have extra-curricular involvement in something related to your field of study, it looks impressive to the grad school, and could possibly tip the scales in your favor over another qualified candidate.
I am not certain what Bozo means, regarding Tznius issues. My daughter is in Touro Grad School for OT, and has had no problems with that. As far as yom tov is concerned, well you cannot expect a grad school to care that you are a frum Jew. If you do care about this issue (as do we all), then you probably should go to a grad school under Jewish auspices. Touro does not have classes on Yom Tov (they might on chol hamoed, though).