About Me

My name is Emily Goralski. I grew up and went to school in Miamisburg, Ohio. I’ve lived in Miamisburg for my whole life, but I could see myself staying in Columbus for most of my life. I chose Ohio State based on my own gut feeling. I didn’t go on any college visits after I visited here because I instantly knew that Ohio State was the college for me. The top selling points were the amazing engineering programs and the involved student life.

In high school, I participated in my school’s color guard. We traveled around the country performing and our season every year came to an end at WGI World Finals in Dayton, Ohio. This past year my school came in 9th place worldwide. I’ve been involved in color guard since 6th grade and I now teach color guard near Columbus at Westerville Central High School near Ohio State.

I was drawn to engineering because I love math and physics. I’ve always been gifted in math and that is probably part of why I enjoy it so much. I love school subjects that have concrete answers rather than generalized ideas. I like puzzles and problem solving and I can often be seen doing sudoku during my free time. I’ve loved word problems and logic puzzles from a young age.

My favorite thing so far about being a buckeye is the community. I think that Ohio State has a very welcoming campus despite its intimidating size and there is truly a place for everyone here on campus. I think that coming here was a wonderful decision and I cannot wait to see how the next 4 or so years go here on this beautiful campus.

Year in Review

[ “Year in Review”  is where you should reflect on the past year and show how you have evolved as a person and as a student.  You may want to focus on your growth in a particular area (as a leader, scholar, researcher, etc.) or you may want to talk about your overall experience over the past year.  For more information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. Delete these instructions and add your own post.]

G.O.A.L.S.

[ “G.O.A.L.S.” is a place where students write about how their planned, current, and future activities may fit into the Honors & Scholars G.O.A.L.S.: Global Awareness, Original Inquiry, Academic Enrichment, Leadership Development, and Service Engagement. For more information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. Delete these instructions and add your own post.

Global Awareness: Students cultivate and develop their appreciation for diversity and each individual’s unique differences. For example, consider course work, study abroad, involvement in cultural organizations or activities, etc .
Original Inquiry: Honors & Scholars students understand the research process by engaging in experiences ranging from in-class scholarly endeavors to creative inquiry projects to independent experiences with top researchers across campus and in the global community. For example, consider research, creative productions or performances, advanced course work, etc.
Academic Enrichment: Honors & Scholars students pursue academic excellence through rigorous curricular experiences beyond the university norm both in and out of the classroom.
Leadership Development: Honors & Scholars students develop leadership skills that can be demonstrated in the classroom, in the community, in their co-curricular activities, and in their future roles in society.
Service Engagement: Honors & Scholars students commit to service to the community.]

Career

[“Career” is where you can collect information about your experiences and skills that will apply to your future career.  Like your resume, this is information that will evolve over time and should be continually updated.   For more information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. Delete these instructions and add your own post.]

Artifacts

The most valuable experience I’ve had in STEM Scholars was a resume building workshop. During this workshop, we were given helpful tips on what we can add to our resumes to make us stand out. Building a resume can be difficult right out of  college. It can be hard to get rid of high school events that we have worked hard on, but it is necessary to keep our resumes up to date and purge them of the unnecessary fluff that can add clutter. A clean and organized resume can be the difference between a job interview and getting glanced at and getting put back into the pile. STEM EE Scholars has taught me a lot about finding internships and the things  I can do to make myself stand out in a corporate setting One day I will be able to transfer these skills into finding a long term job and beginning my career.

 

 

 

 

[Artifacts are the items you consider to be representative of your academic interests and achievements. For each entry, include both an artifact and a detailed annotation.  An annotation is a reflective description of the artifact that attempts to communicate its significance.  For more information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. Delete these instructions and add your own post.]

About Me

[Your “About Me” is an introduction and should provide insight into who you are as a person and a learner.  This should include a picture of you that is appropriate in a professional/academic context. This information should be continually updated.  For more information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio.  Delete these instructions and add your own post.]