I Want To Pursue My Bachelor's Degree In Physical Therapy

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No matter where life takes you, it is important to not forget where you came from. I come from a family in which both of my parents migrated from the Philippines and they started a new life in America to provide for my younger sister and I; this makes me a first-generation Filipino-American. Education is a very important value in our family; school comes before everything. I have accomplished a great amount throughout my educational career, which includes: being at the top 10% of my high school class, being honored as Student-of-the-Month, and maintaining a high GPA of 3.5 or higher to be recognized as 1st Honors in high school and on the Dean’s List of Benedictine University. At the start of my high school career, I had a strong desire to …show more content…

Helping someone to obtain or regain the ability to walk or move and carry out daily life can lead to a great feeling of satisfaction. My mother and most of my relatives work in the medical field; I got the inspiration to pursue a career in physical therapy from my uncle, aunt, and older cousin who are physical therapists and truly love their life professions. From the past four years, I gained first-hand experience about the career and developed genuine relationships with the therapists and patients. Seeing different people improve through rehabilitation, while being surrounded by an atmosphere of positive attitudes, definitely made me grow to love the career path even more. As for my future, I aspire to be a graduated and licensed Doctor of Physical Therapy. I want to be able to serve the community with their needs of physical therapy and I would also like to go back home to the Philippines and help out all of those who are undeserved and the less fortunate. I am interested in working in an inpatient environment, such as a

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