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Hi Miri, after passing my exam a couple of weeks ago and studying for the exam including scouring daily through your amazing videos and notes,

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The intention of this post is to reassure you that no matter what life throws at you, you can’t give up on your dreams. We

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I passed on my 4th attempt on May 4, 2018, after a 4-year study hiatus and 5 years of being out of school! The news

First of all, I want to thank Miri for all her wonderful, hard work in creating this awesome website along with her YouTube videos. You

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An update post by Lavarre Green. If you haven’t already, please check out his previous post, a reflection of incredible courage and inspiration. A truly moving story.

My Story Hello! I’m Breanna, recent MSOT grad and even more recent OTR/L! I passed my test this past July and am now working as

Hello all! I am so excited to share that I am officially an OTR! I wanted to share with you some of my study habits

My Story I decided to wait until after I completed all of my Level II Fieldwork experiences to start studying for the Board Exam. I

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My Story I’m an occupational therapist from Israel. I studied there and got my license. I decided to move to USA and get my license

Reading something over and over does not make it palpable. In the essence of OT, it is necessary to find the “just right challenge” so

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I wanted to provide my insight regarding mental health and well-being during the process of studying for and preparing for the NBCOT exam. This is

Hey OT fam. I just wanted to let you know that OT Miri is the realest person out there, all day, every day. Look at

Study Plan & Timeline I gave myself 6 weeks to study for this exam. Personally, I thought anything longer than that I would get really