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Rehabilitation Counseling Personal Statement

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I am writing to express my continued interest in earning a graduate degree in Rehabilitation Counseling. I applied for, and was accepted in the Masters of Rehabilitation Counseling program at Northern Illinois University for the fall of 2016. However, as a result of conflicts with work and class hours I was unable to start attending classes until the fall of 2017.
Before I earned my undergraduate degree from the College of Health and Human Sciences, I volunteered in the AmeriCorps program for two years. During that time, I helped a variety of people from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds improve their self-sufficiency skills. Ever since I could remember, I have always wanted to help people learn, grow, and make improvements in their lives. That desire has ignited a purpose in me to earn the appropriate degree and certification. This will enable me to render professional help for those persons whom may be facing physical and/or intellectual impairments. …show more content…

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