2016 marks the year of the end of the endless paper works, examinations and exhausting classes that my batch, the Prophetas Curationum Dei, survived the grueling five-year course of Physical Therapy. Yet, it opens for us new challenges, such as the local board examinations, national medical admission test, national PT board exams, etcetera.
Even days before the ringhop and graduation ceremonies, some of my batch mates encountered problems but I was elated when I found out that all of us passed. Praise God!
A lot may have perceived me as outgoing and that acing my academics were easy. Hell no! I had to endure the nagging migraines I incur by sleeping late on a nightly basis just because there are a ton of exams and practicals waiting for you on the next day. There were days when I'd wake up to the scrub uniform I've worn yesterday (which I really try to avoid since it's unhygienic). I had to experiment on various food and drinks that might help me retain my alertness during the laborious night - coffee, energy drinks, soft drinks, banana, tea, you name it.
Like I have always said, physical therapy is a hard course but not impossible to finish. All you need are faith, perseverance and determination - intelligence is only a bonus point. If a student has an above average intellect well good for you, now all you have to do is diligently read and understand your books and handouts.
I believe in this statement because along the way of my PT life, I've had classmates who were classified as genius types but due to reasons I don't know (they probably don't like the course or something) have failed to finish the course. Whereas, for those classmates of mine who identified themselves as average learners finished the course and are now mapping out their next step.
And we really need to take our next step seriously because the local boards are really tough, Hunger Games tough. It's a competition to secure a slot. A slot where one can have the rights of attaching the letters PTRP at the end of one's name, and of course, landing decent and well-paying jobs.
Though, I'd rather enjoy this short vacation of mine. I think I earned it, the whole PCD '16 deserved it. Until the next milestone.
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