Occupational Therapy Personal Statement

So far, my time here at the University of Puget Sound has opened me up to so many ideas and thoughts that had never crossed my mind before. I have enjoyed immersing myself in classroom and lunch table discussions that assist me in trying to understand as much of the world as possible. I am looking forward to the rest of my time here and I am a person who makes sure to get everything I can out of my education. As I consider my academic and career goals, I believe that studying abroad at the University of Nebrija in Madrid, Spain will provide me with a different perspective that will help me in my life, my education and my careers. I am majoring in Psychology and minoring in Spanish and Education. Eventually, I would like to go to Occupational Therapy school. In preparing to apply to an Occupational Therapy program, my goal is to expand my knowledge about the world and become more familiar with various ideas on how to assist people most effectively. …show more content…
The world is changing all of the time and it is important to be able to be flexible in a variety of settings. Occupational Therapy has a set of broad ideas; since not one person is exactly the same as another person, as an Occupational Therapist, I have to be open to new ideas and curious about how things function. It is important for me to broaden my mind and do a wide range of activities while taking lots of different classes so that I can stretch my mind and keep learning things that may someday help me with a patient. A lot of things in this world are connected even though we may not see the connection at first. The programs I would take at the University of Nebrija would not be directly linked to Psychology or Occupational Therapy but they would expand my mind and open it up to the