My name is Liya Amanuel and I am a Freshman. My major is Biomedical Engineering. In addition, I am from Pickerington, Ohio. I have two younger siblings and a dog. My parents both went to college for only a semester because they were new immigrants. Because of this, I hope to be the first person in my family to graduate college. In high school I was generally involved in a lot of things. I was president of student council, vice president of NHS, and was in both of my school’s orchestras. One was just the normal orchestra and the other was an audition only chamber orchestra. This was a really fun experience for me because I got to play at different “gigs” like nursing homes in our community. I also did theatre for a little bit at my high school, and I really like musicals. Over the summer I actually got the opportunity to go on a trip to New York City with my friends. There, one of the things we got to do was see two Broadway musicals. First being Les Mis and the other being Hamilton. Those were experiences I will never forget.
Regarding school, I hope to get a degree in Biomedical Engineering. To get one from an engineering department as great as the one here at OSU would be amazing. After that I think I would like to continue my schooling by getting my masters. In order to do all of this I will need to work hard. This is not something I or many people for that matter can casually accomplish. In being a first-year here at OSU I am excited for all of the great opportunities this university has to offer.
