Physical Therapy Personal Statement

Personal statement
I chose Exercise Science as my major because I want to pursue a career in Physical Therapy. I have been through physical therapy throughout my entire life and it has always interested me and caught my attention. Most recently, was in 2015 after I needed surgery on my knee to repair a torn meniscus. The surgeon had to completely repair my meniscus because it was not just torn it had twisted and folded over on itself. I had to go through longer physical therapy than normal because this was not just a simple tear in the tissue. I will be getting another surgery on my knee in the near future so I will need to go through more physical therapy after that. It is better to have someone that has had those experiences and has seen things from the patient’s point of view so that they know how their patient is feeling going through therapy. I know I would rather have a physical therapist that knows what receiving the treatment is like and has gone through physical therapy before, rather than someone who has never received therapy and does not necessarily know what being a patient going through physical therapy feels like. I originally thought about majoring in athletic training to stay within more of an athletics type of atmosphere but exercise science will give me

It is designed to measure the application of knowledge and skills required of specialists. The questions are multiple-choice and either stand alone or are grouped to relate to a case-study. Individuals are given seven hours to complete the test and take it in four, 1 ½ hour sections. One must have at least two thousand clinical hours in that area of specialty before they can take the certification exam. The application fee is moderately expensive. If an applicant is a member of the APTA the fee is $515 and $860 for non-members. The exam fees are much more expensive. For members, it is $800 and for non-members