Master's Degree In Occupational Therapy

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I am a female, cisgender, Latina, Salvadorian American, daughter, sister, autism/ special needs advocate, educator, baseball fan (Dodgers), cat mom, athlete, and student.

After I receive my bachelor’s degree I plan on pursuing my master’s degree in occupational therapy which would be my ultimate career goal. My plans are to continue working hard so that I can help those with special needs in a significant way in which can better their quality of life.

I hope to better my understanding of the government and the way it works. In life I have come to learn about government and the way it might work through experience or information I have learned on my own but here I hope to really understand where it all comes from and the reasoning behind

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