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Physical Therapy Personal Statement

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I am interested in serving as a healing professional in physical therapy to offer affordable help to agriculture workers after they have had an accident during work. I have prepared myself for this career by taking extra college credit courses such as Medical Terminology to expand my knowledge of medical terms. I have also taken college level Spanish to improve my Spanish since when working with agriculture workers, Spanish is an important factor in communicating. The greatest community activity I have been involved in that connects to my aspiring career choice has been volunteering as an interpreter for parent-teacher conferences at Wy ‘East middle school. This allowed me to interpret from English to Spanish faster than I was able to prior to volunteering. I have …show more content…

My educational goals to achieve the career of a Physical Therapist, are to major in Biology and minor in Spanish. During undergraduate school, I plan to volunteer in physical therapy units as an interpreter when needed while gaining the experience of a Physical Therapist. Then, I want to complete a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in graduate school and get my license. I plan to return to Hood River and create events every month that offer free check-ups to agriculture workers and anyone that cannot afford medical help. I plan on giving back to the community that has helped my family when in need.
A significant change that occurred in my life took place the moment I stepped foot on U.S. land at age two and became undocumented. Being undocumented became my identity. Fear of being deported grew with me, hiding me in the shadows. I never saw past high school, so I started to take advantage of my supposed last years of learning by

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