Monday, December 16, 2013

Officially an OTR/L = Occupational Therapist, Registered, Licensed

It's funny to see how much can change in one month. On Tuesday, November 12th, I took the NBCOT exam. Two weeks after that, I found out that I passed. Last week, I received my NY State License certificate in the mail. Today, I received my NBCOT official score and certificate, which means I can write "OTR" after my name.

As I look back, I realize that I've been working towards this goal for four years. At this time four years ago, I was in the process of completing OT program applications and preparing to enroll at a community college to take Anatomy & Physiology, one of the prerequisite courses I had to take.

It's such an amazing feeling when everything in my life is finally coming together. I must admit that it required pure grit to get through this long and hard journey to becoming an OT. Now, I can be proud to say that my hard work paid off despite all the sweat and tears. I'm so excited to moving forward. This is just the beginning of a new chapter in my life, and there are wonderful things that lie ahead.

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