G.O.A.L.S.

The University Honors & Scholars Center at The Ohio State University serves high-ability, motivated undergraduate students. While embracing diversity in both ideas and people, the Center fosters purposeful learning communities that enhance students’ academic and social experiences. The Center facilitates impactful, rigorous, and unique opportunities that further student success and involvement in our G.O.A.L.S.: Global Awareness, Original Inquiry, Academic Enrichment, Leadership Development, and Service Engagement.

G.O.A.L.S.

Being a student of OSU’s Honors and Scholar’s program, we strive towards reaching specific objectives: Global Awareness, Original Inquiry, Academic Enrichment, Leadership Development, and Service Engagement. Leadership development is one that interests me the most and has had a large impact on my tenure here at Ohio State. Being involved in the Mount Leadership Society Scholars Program has given me countless opportunities to grow as a leader and be one. Using service and volunteerism, Mount builds character and leadership skills through serving others, something I have been passionate about my whole life. This aligns well with my future career, as I am entering the medical field and wish to help others on the daily. Developing leadership skills will not only help me in my career when I am older, but will develop my interpersonal skills as well, which will in turn help me in multiple aspects of my life. Being in my second year here at Ohio State, I am thankful for everything I have learned through being a Mount Leadership Society Scholar and I know this next year will bring much more growth.

My scholars program has shaped me to be the leader I am, and I have learned a lot about my own leadership style. Using Myers Briggs and StrengthQuest I have learned a lot about the leader I am and what I am capable of. Everything I have learned has been applied to various areas of my college life, such as in student organizations and work. I have recently joined the Undergraduate Student Government, where I am a committee representative for Sustainability. Here I have used what I have learned about myself and have applied it to my work, working as a new member on various projects. I hope to take the lead on an event/project soon, developing as a leader. Also, I am involved in research with the James Comprehensive Cancer Center at the Wexner Medical Center where I hope to climb my way up and gain higher positions, increasing my leadership expertise. Finally, I just started a job as an Office Assistant in Bowen House. Here I am excited to be a part of creating a community within the dorm, allowing myself to grow as a person with the help of those around me. I have been continuously working on improving my leadership skills, and I have been able to apply these to my extracurricular activities.

Another G.O.A.L.S objective that stands out to me is Academic enrichment. My studies are my driving force, as I have a strong passion for medicine and will work hard to reach my goal of becoming a physician. With this comes the ups and downs of school work, such as balancing a heavy credit load, hard classes, and finding a good medium between extracurriculars, schoolwork, and fun. Through a heavy course load I have found myself developing as a student, which will only help me reach my ultimate career goal. It may be difficult, but worth it in the end.

I am excited to see what the next few years has in store for me here at OSU.