Introduction to a Performer and Future Physical Therapist

Hello, and welcome to my blog! My name is Katie Hill, I'm twenty-two years old, and I have been born and raised in Norman, Oklahoma. (BOOMER)

(Source: OU Sooner Sports)

I have a variety of interests from music and theatre to health science and exercise, both of which have been my majors throughout college. I started my Freshman year of college at the University of Central Oklahoma as a Musical Theatre major. After performing in over fifteen musicals in high school, auditioning all over the country, and absolutely obsessing over musicals and Broadway performers for years, it was a dream come true to perform collegiately!

  (Personal Photo from my favorite musical performance- Jane Eyre)

 I also dreamed of moving to New York City and becoming a Broadway star someday. So I took voice lessons, musical theory, piano, ballet, jazz, tap, modern, theatre history, and rehearsed many hours a day for productions and performances. I even met famous stars such as Betty Buckley and Judy Kuhn (voice of Mulan and Pocahontas)!

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However, during my Freshman year, I dislocated my knees several times and was finally unable to dance anymore. So I decided to transfer to OU as a Health and Exercise Science major and begin studying for my new dream- Physical Therapy. My favorite classes at OU have been Anatomy and Physiology as I learned more about the human body and the way it works and maintains itself. I have also experienced Physical Therapy, as a patient for both knee and shoulder surgery, and worked as a Physical Therapy technician, so I fell in love with a field that involves helping people manage and relieve pain, rehabilitate after injury, return to daily activities, and achieve goals they didn't think were possible.

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After spending the last few years preparing for applications and interviews, I am absolutely thrilled that I will be pursuing a Doctorate in Physical Therapy at the University of Central Arkansas after graduation in May. I could not be more excited to have achieved my goals and be one step closer to helping people! I will hopefully work at an Orthopaedic Outpatient Clinic and possibly specialize in Neurological or Performance Rehabilitation somewhere in Colorado, like Boulder, Denver, or Colorado Springs someday!

(Personal photo of my favorite place in Colorado: Boulder Lake)

Aside from classes, I like to watch Netflix, take and teach Zumba Fitness classes, sing in the OU choir, participate in my sorority Tri Delta, and Campus Activities Council (CAC) at OU. My favorite Netflix shows are Grey's Anatomy, New Girl, The Office, Parks and Recreation, and Breaking Bad and I probably watch them too often. My favorite de-stressor is Zumba and I try to take as many classes a week as possible. I also sing in the OU University Chorale as well as perform in CAC's University Sing and Scandals with my sorority. I am looking forward to my last semester at OU this spring and will be sad to leave the greatest university!