To achieve 20 hours of service this past year, I participated in various volunteer opportunities through the Health Science Scholars program including volunteering at James Cancer Center, Garden of Hope and the Mid-Ohio Food Bank. I also participated in College Mentors for Kids, which is a program where elementary school kids from around Columbus come to Ohio State and do activity with a college student, who is their mentor, every week. The activities center around topics such as community and education.

Year In Review: This year went really well. The people I’ve met and the experiences I’ve had are cooler than I ever expected college to be. Although at the start of first semester, there was definitely a transition period where I didn’t know what was going on, a few weeks in, I started to feel like I could call Ohio State and Columbus home. Coming into college and being a little confused on what I wanted to do was difficult, especially when I was presented with so many opportunities to question my career path. Through volunteering at various places, talking to upperclassmen and adults and through my classes, I was able to focus in on what I wanted to do with my life, and learn about the steps to take in order to accomplish my goals. My first year of college was better than I ever imagined it would be!