College Admissions : Being A Senior

To begin, not onIy I wanted a career that would not take too long to complete but also, one where I would not have to take too long to get accepted. Becoming an occupational therapist was never a preference to me. When I was in high school my vision was focus on becoming a nurse or a physician assistant. After high school, reality strikes; however one can no longer dream of becoming the superstar, the NFL player; or being famous. As adult; or once in college, we tend to search for a long term career that will help us becoming successful in the future. Unfortunately, during my first semester in college, I concluded it would take forever to become a nurse; moreover, in order to pursue my determination of becoming a

Throughout my life, I want to be able to say that I have lived every aspect of it to the absolute fullest and have reached my highest potential. I want to know for myself that no time was wasted and I took advantage of every opportunity presented in front of me because some people aren’t fortunate enough to say that. My goal is to excel in the next chapter of my life. This will include being a productive college student and entering a physical therapy program to become a successful physical therapist - my dream job. Considering my goals, being involved in National Honors Society, playing high school varsity basketball , and taking the appropriate pre-physical therapy courses in college will help me achieve them.

Growing up I was always exposed to the medical field because my mom worked in the emergency department in the local hospital. When I graduated high school, I got a job working in the construction field making a great salary, for as young as I was. Because of this, I continued to work in this field for the next eleven years. It wasn’t until I was 29 years old when I got laid off of my construction job and my whole world came crashing down on me. I moped around for a month but quickly realized that this is now my time to pursue my dream of becoming a Firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). That next summer I enrolled at Aims Community College in

My life is a bit of a rollercoaster. I knew what I wanted to do since a young age; however, different paths and decisions brought me to my goal in a roundabout way. After high school I decided to take time off before going to college because I was fortunate enough to have a successful career in retail management. Around the nine year mark I decided that I wanted to return to my goal of entering the medical field, which I was already in the process of doing by attending Northeastern and working towards my BS in Biological Sciences. My ultimate goal being to achieve an MS as a physician assistant. When moving into health care I started in the Urgent Care Department which was closely related to one of the fields I am interested in when practicing

As seniors in high-school we are always asked about what career we want to pursuit,and where we want to take our lives. I began thinking about what I like and what subjects I was good at. I found out I loved math and science and was good at them too. Then I knew that the health field was really for me. I began searching for ways for me to see if I really liked it, so I applied to go to scrubs health camp at Augsburg college near my house. I really liked it and saw that my love for kids had me leaning to becoming a pediatrician. I had my doubts on that also because of the number of years of schooling, and one day I stumbled upon a pediatric nurse practitioner occupation and began reading about it. I loved it so much that

“What do you want to be when you graduate high school?,” my mother asked me. She has asked me this specific question my entire life but today she wanted an answer. I was seventeen, only a month away until my eighteenth birthday, so it was time for me to make a decision. I told her I did not know and she started to list a bunch of career options I could pursue. She continue to go on and on then, she said Occupational Therapist. My mom described to me what Occupational Therapist did and their job responsibilities. That is when I decided that this is the career for me. I am driven to become an Occupational Therapist because I want to provide for my future family, and to grow spiritually and mentally in the process.

I was determined more than ever to finish out my fifth semester strong at McLennan Community College and transfer to my dream school. I was enrolled in a few advanced courses and another math course, however, I was not going to give up. Overcoming chemistry and trigonometry in the previous semesters, being able to graduate from McLennan Community College, and wanting to transfer to Texas Woman’s University, was more than enough motivation for me to want to succeed in every class that semester. I studied hard and gave my all to ensure that I would be able to do just that; and on December 10th, 2016, I graduated from McLennan Community College with an Associate’s of Science Degree in General Studies. I am currently taking an additional semester at McLennan Community College so that my sister may finish her own college degree and will be transferring to Texas Woman’s University in the fall of 2017. Though my journey at McLennan Community College is almost done, my educational journey is far from over. After the completion of this semester, I plan on attending Texas Woman’s University and obtaining a degree in Family Studies with a Pre-Occupational Therapy focus. From there, I plan on applying to a Master’s of Occupational Therapy program and hope to eventually become an occupational therapist. My educational journey thus far has been a long and winding road; however, there is more still to come. The first chapter is nearly over, and I can’t wait to start my second chapter as a Texas Woman’s University

While the idea of being a physician assistant or a physical therapist isn’t a bad one at all, I always felt that somehow, something was always missing. I was missing an objective. I was missing what I really wanted to do as a physician assistant. The practice of curing and assisting people without exposing how to prevent future outcomes of illnesses and the spread of diseases to them didn’t really sit well with me at all. I began to doubt my potential future career choice as a physician assistant in general. They say variety is the spice of life; although I knew and loved the knowledge of assisting a medical physician, it was the serious lack of variety within that specific field and the limited options of growth that gave me heavy thoughts day in and day out. I wanted a career that would enable me to help a large amount of people, help place a heavy emphasis on prevention and care, and also challenge me continually to motivate and improve myself. Seeing that I no longer had an interest in being a physician assistant as I initially intended, my thoughts and passion quickly gravitated towards the area of public health, particularly

That is when we settled on Physical Therapy Assistant, the amount of school was just right and the field fit my personality and my need to help and educate people. Not too long after this revelation a good friend opened her own physcial therapy office and I got to shadow there for a little bit. It helped me get a feel of the enviroemtn and what would be needed from me. I now work as a tech at one of the Agape Physical Therapy clinics, and it has been one of the most fulfilling jobs I have ever had. Though there is the mundane work such as laundry and cleaning I know my hard work is appriciated. I keep eberything running smoothly and I help out the PTA and the PT when they are back logged with patients. The PT and the PTA always make sure I understand the excersices I am doing and why they are beneficial for this certain patient. If working as tech is fulfilling, I can only imagine how much more so it will be when I get my degree as a

Growing up I always knew I wanted something more than just a “job”. I wanted a career that would be rewarding and encompass a combination of my talents and interests. As a child, I dreamed of being a doctor, mechanical engineer, nurse, dental hygienist, and teacher. It was not until my freshman year of college that I took a good look at career choices. After hearing about occupational therapy, I did a great deal of research to find out what it was, what the therapists did, who they worked with, and the influence they had on the lives of others. As I continued through my college experience, occupational therapy always remained at the top of my list of possible careers. I began to see that it was a perfect combination of all the things I wanted to be when I grew up. I could work as a healthcare professional, help people in need, problem solve, and bring light and hope into people’s lives. Observing several different occupational therapists has confirmed that this is the career for me.

As my high school career comes to an end, I am about to take the first step into the next stage of my life. My fellow classmates and I have been asked for many years, "What do you want to study in college?" and "What career would you like to pursue?" Also for many years, we have been asking some equally as difficult questions: "Why are we learning this?" or "When are we ever going to use this in the real world?" After a lot of consideration, I have decided to study to become a physical therapist (PT), and I have realized the importance of the seemingly "useless" information that I have learned during my time at EHS.

During my sophomore in high school at Wausau East, my parents told me that in a couple years, I was going to college and I needed to start thinking about what I want to do for a living. I knew right away that it was going to be something dealing with healthcare, but what specifically, I did not know. There was, however, a class titled Young Adult Medicine that was all about exploring occupations in the healthcare field and it lit a fire beneath my big decision. On one of the tours and job shadows that my classmates and I went on, this one in particular was to the Sport and Spine Clinic in Wausau. Every second we got to witness just a sneak peek of what a physical therapist job is like, the more I was intrigued by it and I began to ask myself

Thank you for sharing a little about yourself. I am sorry to hear about your college basketball career ending injury. Life always has a strange way of directing us in the path that is right for us. I also had a similar situation in high school. I was a year round competitive swimmer who was nationally ranked high in USA Swimming for the 200-meter free style, the 200-meter breaststroke and the 400-meter individual medley. I ended up having a groin and hip joint injury that resulted in giving up my full ride scholarships. At the time it was devastating after swimming year round for 12 year, however the universe had a different plan for me. It is great that you are excited about your degree in Family and Human Development. It is always refreshing

Even though we struggle here and there, we never gave up in school. I had a really hard time figuring out what I wanted to do when I was attending University at Buffalo. I tried couple different programs and end up not finishing because I was not interested in them. By senior year in college, I start realizing how much time I was wasting switching from major to major, so I went and spoke with an advisor. I knew my grades were not in good standing, however, I told my advisor that I was willing to retake classes in order to get into nursing school even if it was to put me back a couple years. Instead of encouraging me, she advised me to not waste my time in the health field since my grades were not good and to switch to a different major. I was so discouraged by her comments, I felt loss and useless for quite a while. I stop going to school for about a year to figure out what I should do. After working at different nail salons, I realize that I really like to take care of people and I enjoy doing so even if it was hard work. I took care of many older ladies and gentlemen have disabilities and I was very happy to help them.

1. A couple of years ago, I have decided that being a physical therapist was what I wanted to do for my profession in the future. The reason why is that when I see people hurt around town it makes me want to put what I am doing down and go over there and help them.I have always wanted to find a way to help out the community and I figured becoming a physical therapist what right for me. I have always wanted to become one but I never could decide when I was younger. My mom told me that I could become if I just put my mind to it and never give up. She could tell that being one was what I wanted to do. That is when it hit me, I wanted to become a physical therapist.