Goals For Physical Therapy

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My goals for this class would be to receive a productive and efficient level of education. Which would result in receiving all A’s. By receiving all A’s I would be able to further my education by applying for a competitive Physical Therapy program. Once accepted I would Graduate with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy. By achieving proper time management, I can, and would be successfully completing my assignments ahead of time. Since I would end up turning them in before the due date this would also help me in advancing in my courses. In addition, not only does turning in assignments ahead of time help it also shows responsibility. I am confident that this course will help me achieve academic success in the future. Furthermore, I hope to improve

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