April 2023 - Rizing Tide

Finding Her PT Zen: Meet Rizing Tide Scholar Erika Gonzalez

By Rizing Tide Team | April 26, 2023

Erika Gonzalez smiling while on a virtual phone call. Next to her, green text reads "Rizing Tide, Erika Gonzalez, 2022 Crest Scholar."

This is the ninth installment of the 2022 Rizing Tide Lighthouse Series: a series of blogs and video interviews that spotlight our exceptional scholars. Stay tuned for the next installment! When asked why she chose to attend Texas State University’s physical therapy program, Erika Gonzalez—a 2022 Crest scholar—says that it all came down to some…

Exceptional Scholars, Exceptional Debt: A 2023 DPT Student Loan Survey

By Melissa Hughes | April 24, 2023

Illustration of a student with short hair sitting at a desk and sadly holding his head in his hand. A notepad saying "Debt" sits on the desk in front of him.

Winning Jenga is simple: Destabilize the tower as little as possible when relocating blocks from the bottom to the top, and hope your opponent sends the tower tumbling to the ground. The rules are easy enough—but as the average Jenga-enjoyer knows, each turn becomes more difficult as the players methodically erode the tower’s foundation. It’s…

Breaking Down Barriers: Meet Rizing Tide Scholar Said Mendez

By Rizing Tide Team | April 4, 2023

Said Mendez smiling while on a virtual phone call. Next to him, green text reads "Rizing Tide, Said Mendez, 2022 Crest Scholar."

This is the eighth installment of the 2022 Rizing Tide Lighthouse Series: a series of blogs and video interviews that spotlight our exceptional scholars. Stay tuned for the next installment! Said Mendez is a barrier-breaker—or at least, he hopes to be. As a current student at Duke University, Said is pursuing a degree in physical…