Maria Nitz is a physical therapy student at the University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse. She wants to be a physical therapist because it is a profession that allows her to work directly with people. By being a PT, she is able to utilize her knowledge and skills to better the lives of her patients. It also allows her to continue to learn and to improve her skills for years to come. The physical therapy profession is constantly advancing and she looks forward to taking advantage of the learning opportunities and applying those to her practice. She believes every aspect of physical therapy is interesting to her. Therefore, she has enjoyed every opportunity that has presented to her so far.

Tyler Gilson is a physical therapy student at Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania. There are many reasons why he has chosen the profession of physical therapy. Of all his reasons, the most appealing to him is the job satisfaction of working with people everyday. He believes that being independent of the setting that you work in will allow every therapist the opportunity to touch the lives of many people. He states that helping people is not only rewarding but challenging as well because each patient can present as a new "puzzle" to solve. He was always told that by finding a career that he loves will mean that he will never have to work a day in his life. In choosing physical therapy, he looks forward to never having to work a day in his life.