Why I Want To Pursue A Career In College

As I set aside the high school cap and gown and look ahead to the next phase of my life, I feel a dizzying flood of mixed emotions rush over me and I struggle to make sense of who I am and what exactly I should do next. During my senior year, deciding on which college to attend was a struggle in and of itself, but my deeper concern for many years was selecting a career path that would honor God, be enjoyable, and that would make a difference in the world. One of the most exhilarating, and simultaneously the most frustrating, realizations that accompanies high school graduation is the fact that I can now be anyone and do anything that I want. This epiphany is discouraging, though, because there are so many important causes to which I could …show more content…
Although I am not a physical therapy major, Doctor Permar and the staff at Permar Physical Therapy have two core beliefs to which I adhere. The first conviction is the importance of striving for excellence. This May, I not only officially completed high school, but I also finished my associates degree through dual enrollment and graduated with high honors. Doctor Permar also graduated with honors at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, so he understands both the importance of striving for excellence and the level of commitment that is required to succeed in college and in the workplace. The second belief to which the Permar Physical Therapy staff and I both adhere is that it is critical to treat the cause of a problem, not just the symptoms. Back pain is a symptom of an underlying issues, and although an ibuprofen pill might provide temporary relief for a patient, the pain will eventually return because the cause of the pain has not been dealt with. In the same way, pollution and species extinction are sad realities that are often discussed in the news, but these problems will never be solved until the attitudes of people toward the environment