Hattie Wokersien received her bachelor’s degree in kinesiology with a rehabilitation science emphasis from Boise State in the spring, and started physical therapy school at Idaho State University in Meridian this fall. Hundreds applied. A few dozen were accepted. And Wokersien credits Boise State for setting her — and other Broncos she’s seen in recent days — up for this next stage.
“Physical therapy school application is a competitive process, and the kinesiology program sets you up perfectly. It sets you aside as an applicant,” she noted. “It’s been really cool to see this many Boise State candidates.”
Wokersien expects that the variety of learning and research experiences she had at Boise State will support the three-year doctorate program she is now taking part in. She looks forward to exploring specialties; she was able to shadow at a pediatric clinic while at Boise State and while that might suggest her path forward, she also was a gymnast, and what she calls “a frequent flier” for medical care.
“I was always injured,” she said, adding that sports medicine and orthopedic fields are also of interest.
Regardless, Wokersien is likely to face bright job prospects in her home state.
“I can see myself living here, trying to find a job here after graduation,” she said. “Born here, raised here. I love Idaho.”
And what of the new School of Kinesiology?
“Now that I’ve graduated, it just makes me … maybe the word is proud. The kinesiology program is so deserving of this. It’s super exciting to hear.
“I had such an amazing experience.”