About Me- Pre-PT Decision

Hey everyone,

This is my first blog.  I am in the process of applying to various physical therapy programs.  Throughout my search, I have come across may questions that I cannot find answers to.  My goal for this blog is to allow other people who are going through the same thing to be able to get answers from my experience.  I am by no means an expert, or the solution to all problems.  This is a way for me to write my experience, and hopefully have others share their experience, or get some answers to their questions.

I spent my undergraduate career, studying Psychology and Philosophy while at Bucknell University.   Bucknell was a great experience for me.  My senior year of high school, I was recruited by the Track & Field team at Bucknell.  When I stepped on campus for the first time, I knew it was the place I wanted to go.  However, my first semester wasn't what I thought it was going to be.  Originally, I wanted to major in Mathematics, but after almost failing Calculus II, I decided that wasn't the answer for me.  I spent the next couple of semesters taking introductory courses, finally deciding on Psychology and Philosophy.  I didn't do well in Psych 100, but I found some professors who I felt I connected with, which was one of the main reasons why I chose Psychology.  I had wanted to double major in Philosophy, but with Track and working, I didn't feel that I would be able to double major, so I minored in Philosophy.

A side note on my athletic career, I was a member of the Bucknell Track & Field team all four years.  My senior year, I was elected a captain, and the Men's Team won the Patriot League Championships for the first time since Army and Navy entered the League.  That was one of my athletic goals, from the moment I started competing for the Bison.

I graduated from Bucknell in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, and no idea what I was going to do for work.  I was able to postpone this decision for a couple of months, since I had decided to take a trip to Italy with my girlfriend.  We spent 6 weeks exploring Italy!  It was one of the best experiences of my life.  While in Italy, I realized something important about myself; I am not a city person.  While in big cities, I wasn't comfortable.  I was a little on edge.  This was really obvious when I we returned from spending 10 days in this mountains outside of Florence on a Raspberry farm.  We spent the next couple of weeks in Florence and Bologna.  While I enjoyed our time in Bologna, I was really off in Florence.  There were a couple of reasons for this, one of them I believe was because I'm not a city person.  The two cities are completely different, and I had very different experiences in each of them.  My uneasiness in large cities is one of the reasons why my search will primarily stay away from big metropolitan areas.

Unfortunately, I have to go.  I'll continue my journey in my next post, hopefully soon!

Greg