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Physical Therapist Personal Statement

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Growing up, my parents taught me the importance of education, and having the privilege of attending school. They both grew up in poverty, where education was not a priority, where knowing how to write your name is good enough for an education. I am a first-generation student, I want to pursue a career as a Physical Therapist.
Continuing an education is a priority of mine, as I believe that the world is filled with endless lessons that create a broad perspective on various topics. Being said, being open minded and open to new topic is essential. With my interest in continuing education, I developed a major interest in overall health. I believe mental and physical health is very important and taking care of your body is the most essential part of life. …show more content…

I want to be able to help them regain movement and strength for them to be able to return to their normal life. I realized that health is very important, that we are blessed to wake up in the morning whereas some people have chronic illness and pray for better health. I believe that we take our health for granite, until comes the day where we don’t have good health and it feels like our whole life comes crumbling down. Health is so important, and I want to help people who get injured on the job, have unexpected surgery, or have a sports injury recover.
I volunteer at the Spanish Community Center with their softball/baseball little league program during the summer. I’ve been a co-coach with one of the softball teams for over 4 years now. I enjoy teaching younger people about the importance of leadership, physical and mental health, and

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