What I Learned About Myself As An Athletic Training Student

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Over the last three years, I learned and experienced a lot of important characteristic and material that will help me throughout my senior year of college as an athletic training student, as well as when I graduate and move on with my life, away from King’s College. Some things I learned about myself so far are my strengths, weaknesses, how to make and accomplish goals, and many other qualities essential in becoming a certified athletic trainer, and in life in general.
As I am entering my first semester of my senior year at King’s College, there are many things I have learned about myself. First, I would like to discuss some of my biggest strengths that I have developed. Whether it is academics, sports, board games, etc, one of my biggest strengths would have to be
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I might not be first in my class, or I might not always get the best grades in the class, but I always have that determination to work hard to be the best that I can possibly be. When I wake up in the morning and look at myself in the mirror, I always want to be able to tell myself that I will and have done the best that I can. Another strength of mine would have to be that I am well organized. I like to have all my academic school work organized, which I believe also helps me cope with time management. Being well organized, makes getting my school work done efficiently and due on time possible by knowing when my assignments are due, and where my assignments are, rather than losing track of my work which may take extra time out of my day to find that information, which ultimately gives myself less time to study and get the most out of my education. On the other hand, some of my biggest weaknesses may be that when I do not do great on a test or other task, I get

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