Student Resources

Launching Your PT Career: 4 Questions for Deciding If Residency Is Right for You

This is the fourth blog post in Rizing Tide’s new series about launching your PT career and landing the right…

Launching Your PT Career: How to Choose a Specialty

This is the third blog post in Rizing Tide’s series about launching your PT career and landing the right PT…

How I Paid Off $250K in Student Loans One Year After Grad School

When I decided to go to graduate school for physical therapy, I was looking at more than $150,000 in student…

Advancing Men’s Pelvic Health: Expert Perspectives on the Growing Need for Specialized PTs

Men’s pelvic health is a deeply under-explored area of physical therapy. While DPT programs may set aside some time to…

A Physical Therapy Student’s Advice to Incoming Students

As I enter the final year of my physical therapy program, I reflect on how swiftly the journey passed—and how…

How to Prepare for Physical Therapy School

Journeying toward a doctor of physical therapy (DPT) degree is an incredibly rewarding pursuit. DPTs change their patients’ lives each…

Setting Sail for Success: Navigating the Scholarship Application Journey

It’s no secret that the cost of higher education is staggering. Student loan debt has surpassed $1.7 trillion in 2023…

6 Steps to Becoming a Physical Therapy Advocate

Physical therapy (PT) is a discipline that is often overlooked by both insurers and patients. More than 50% of all…

The Struggle is Real: Managing Your Mental Health as a DPT Student

Current-day DPT students are staring down a tsunami of stressful situations. Not only are you facing significant societal and professional…

Everything You Need to Know About the New Student Loan Forgiveness Plan

Published August 26, 2022 Student loan debt is a $1.6 trillion problem for more than 45 million Americans—or at least,…

Yuri Kochiyama

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Yuri Kochiyama