Are there any other DPT hopefuls having a tough time with the current essay question? I'm having some serious writer's block and thought it would be helpful to have a thread where we could bounce ideas off of each other. For me, even just being able to identify the source of my problems would be valuable.
Basically, I am having a hard time answering the "describe your decision-making process in choosing PT over other health careers" questions because I never considered any other health careers.
I started college very young (at 16) without a specific career path in mind, took classes that I was interested in, and ended up with a double-major in geography and german. I figured I'd get government job, or maybe become a high school German teacher. After two years (during which I had a corporate full-time job and a part-time job teaching German at an adult night school), I realized I hated the corporate world and classroom teaching! I had also always planned on moving to a different part of the country with more job opportunities (I live in rural new england), but by this time I had bought a house, opened my own karate school and married a local business owner, so moving had become out of the question.
I decided I wanted to go back to school for a *specific* career, and I needed to choose something I could study locally and that would allow me to find a good job in the area. I did a lot of research on my state's labor statistics and found that there is a shortage of PT's, they are paid well in my area, and that my local university (where I received my BA) had a great program. I didn't consider OT, PA or anything else because there aren't any programs in my state. I researched PT and realized that I already had a pretty good background for that type of work since I have spent so many years teaching karate. I shadowed some PTs and LOVED IT!
Anyway, since I made the decision to pursue PT, I have gone back to school part-time to earn the outstanding prerequisite credits. I'm now 24, have a 3.8 in the prereqs, and ready to apply, but I am so stuck on this essay question.
Anyone else in a similar position? Any advice would be appreciated.
Basically, I am having a hard time answering the "describe your decision-making process in choosing PT over other health careers" questions because I never considered any other health careers.
I started college very young (at 16) without a specific career path in mind, took classes that I was interested in, and ended up with a double-major in geography and german. I figured I'd get government job, or maybe become a high school German teacher. After two years (during which I had a corporate full-time job and a part-time job teaching German at an adult night school), I realized I hated the corporate world and classroom teaching! I had also always planned on moving to a different part of the country with more job opportunities (I live in rural new england), but by this time I had bought a house, opened my own karate school and married a local business owner, so moving had become out of the question.
I decided I wanted to go back to school for a *specific* career, and I needed to choose something I could study locally and that would allow me to find a good job in the area. I did a lot of research on my state's labor statistics and found that there is a shortage of PT's, they are paid well in my area, and that my local university (where I received my BA) had a great program. I didn't consider OT, PA or anything else because there aren't any programs in my state. I researched PT and realized that I already had a pretty good background for that type of work since I have spent so many years teaching karate. I shadowed some PTs and LOVED IT!
Anyway, since I made the decision to pursue PT, I have gone back to school part-time to earn the outstanding prerequisite credits. I'm now 24, have a 3.8 in the prereqs, and ready to apply, but I am so stuck on this essay question.
Anyone else in a similar position? Any advice would be appreciated.
