Reflection On Shirley Murray's Presentation

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Shirley Murrays presentation made me think twice about the career I’m pursuing to take. I learned a lot with her presentation because she gave very important information on what classes to take, what graduate schools expect from you and that if you don’t put in the effort then it wont work out at the end. The presentation Shirley Murrays presented helped me a lot on what to focus on for my major. One of things I found interested that she talked about was how Occupational Therapy (OT) was a very competitive field. I think my biggest challenges if I want to become a OT would be having good grades in my since classes. One of the challenges I face is not doing as good as I should in my science classes. I know that science classes are a big part

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