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I was no longer an only child and I now had to share things. I did not adjust very well, so I have been told.

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I started school and I haven't stopped since.

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Athletics became my entire identity from a very young age and shaped me into who I am today.

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Began Competitive Horse Showing not long after my first riding lesson which I received as an Easter gift.

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I purchased a competition horse entirely on my own. I am very proud of this because it took me a couple years to save up.

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September 2018: Collegiate Athletic Recruitment 

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September 2018: Collegiate Athletic Recruitment 

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I toured 16 different colleges ranging from Division 1 to NAIA ranked universities. I was being recruited for volleyball, track, both volleyball and track, and rowing. I was gone nearly every weekend of my junior year visiting a campus.

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2019: College Acceptance & Athletic Commitment 

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2019: College Acceptance & Athletic Commitment 

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I was accepted for enrollment at Indiana university as both a student and an athlete.

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Graduated high school with honors.

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Practices were hard, but negative coaches made me hate the sport I had grown to love. This led to significant mental conflicts and my eventual resignation as a collegiate athlete. The coach was fired six months later after the majority of the team had quit.

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Classes were cancelled, relationships were cut off, and IU was left for good.

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Met the boy next door and the rest is history!

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Transferred to Purdue University from Indiana University to be closer to home during covid.

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Was informed that only half of my IU credits would count at Purdue 

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Had to retake general education courses (21+ credits per semester)

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I had absolutely no idea it was coming and was very surprised!

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Got accepted & received offers from 10/12 OT Programs 

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Placed my deposit to attend Indiana State University for my MSOT.

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Was able to earn all general education credits in my junior year and all major-related credits in my senior year to graduate on time.

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Accomplished what I was told I couldn't.

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This seems small to most, but I am a very dominant personality and forming relationships that aren't shaped by profession or blood is very difficult for me.

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Two years of planning did not prepare me for this amount of joy.

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We picked this puppy up two days after the wedding. In addition to him being incredibly cute, I have great hope in him as an accompanying therapy dog! His official training starts in August.

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OT Student! Finally learning about things that interest me, making me very motivated to learn.

My favorite thing to do outside of school is spend time with my family, and 80% of the year that is at the lake. This is a picture of the boat Tanner (my husband) and I purchased this year while at Lake Cumberland in Kentucky.

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I want to make a significant difference in patient lives. Eventually I want to own and operate a mobile unit to travel both between our local schools and local fields to service the children and farmers of my community. And yes, both of my Dalmatians will be a traveling therapy team included in the mobile unit.

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This has been a dream of mine as long as I can remember.

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Future: Expand OT Practice to Argiculture 

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Future: Expand OT Practice to Argiculture 

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I am from a generational farm family and rural community where there is a significant need of literal "in field" services.