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Samantha Gstalder-Tatham, SPTA: Non-Traditional Student

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Samantha Gstalder-Tatham, SPTA Susque-View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Non-Traditional Student             What is my story of being a non-traditional student? Well to begin with, I decided to go to college right out of high school and I chose to pursue a degree with my first passion, baking. I graduated from Pennsylvania College of Technology in 2012 with an Associates degree in Baking and Pastry Arts. After graduating, I started as a baker at Weis Markets in Montoursville and after a year I was offered the full-time baking position. I worked as the full-time baker for five years until I decided I needed something else in my life. It just felt like something was missing. That was when I made a tough decision to go back to school for something else.             After researching different majors, I decided that becoming a Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) would be a good fit for me. I enrolled back at my Alma Mater to take a chance on the new PTA program whi