Laura JagGuide, MSOT

Hey baby Jags!

Coming to college, I knew I wanted to be in the medical field but not necessarily a doctor or nurse. I entered South as a Pre-Physical Therapy major and we were required to take a freshman experience course that focused on all of the Allied Health programs and professions. As I learned more about Occupational Therapy, I felt that this would be a perfect fit for me. Changing my major to Pre-Occupational Therapy was a hard decision for me but I knew, personally, I would ultimately be more satisfied with my career choice and have a slightly less stressful educational career at South. I knew I wanted to work with children and I would have the opportunity to focus on pediatrics within the OT field.

My final career goal is to work as a Pediatric Occupational Therapist at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis. The fulfillment I will get from helping children gain independence will make my many years of education worthwhile.

Trust me, whatever career you are meant to have or whatever educational path you are meant to follow will be revealed to you so don't stress too much. I've always heard, "If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans." This became so evident to me in college as He led me in a different direction than I had planned for for so long, but I am so thankful that He did.

Love & light xx

Laura JagGuide

Comments

Welcome to Lala Land :)

Hey there Baby Jags! It's another school year and another opportunity to get to know all of you lovely people. My name is Laura and I am originally from Troy, AL. Most of my friends and family call me Lala or Dobby, but some of the Jag Guides call me Tic Tac (long story, funny story). I lived in the same home there my entire life before moving to Mobile for college. Coming from a small town took some getting used to, but I absolutely love the city and how much it continues to grow daily. I am a Junior at South Alabama majoring in Professional Health Sciences with a concentration in Health Management. I'm Pre-Physical Therapy and hoping to attend the doctoral program at South after achieving my Bachelor's Degree. Eventually I want to work at Children's Hospital in the Physical Therapy department. I'm a member of a Phi Eta Sigma and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. I am also a member of Kappa Delta Sorority which gives me so many opportun...

"Ain't Nobody Got Time For That"

Hey baby Jags! We have officially passed the midterm mark of the semester and things are getting REAL. I have honestly enjoyed this semester so much and done well in the classroom, but there are inevitable challenges we all will face as college students. The main challenge I have faced throughout my almost 3 years at South would be managing my time. I currently am taking 17 hours, working part time on campus, juggling a few different clubs and honors societies, and finding time for philanthropic work and sisterhood events with my sorority, Kappa Delta. It can be extremely difficult to find time for everything thrown at you and you definitely will go through periods of time where you feel as if you spread yourself too thin. I have learned that making a list each morning when I wake up is extremely beneficial for me. On Sunday afternoons, I will write out all that I have to do for the week. Each day when I wake up, I will pick 2 or 3 assignments or extracurricular things t...

3 Tips

Hey baby Jags! Picking the college you want to attend can be extremely stressful. It can get overwhelming to muddle through a list of schools and deciding where you want to spend the next 4+ years of your life can be very scary. Everyone approaches the college-picking process differently, but I will give you three tips that I used to help decide on a university. 1) Money. For me, I looked into scholarship requirements and figured out how much assistance I could get from each university I was interested in. Finances are a huge factor for most people when deciding on a college. I found that South was the most affordable and I was able to earn the largest amount of scholarship money here as well. 2) Location. I come from a college town so all of my friends stayed in our hometown for school. I wanted to get away but also be close enough to home to be able to get to my parents if I ever needed them. South is about 3 hours from my hometown of Troy and about 45 minutes from the...

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