My name is Anish Anand and I am majoring in Industrial and Systems Engineering here at The Ohio State University.I am from Naperville, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, and  I came to this institution to further my understanding within the field of engineering and specifically in one of the five tracks of my major. I love to learn about how the world works and how engineers solve problems in a practical fashion. I was the president of my high school’s SkillsUSA chapter and we prepared for competitions related to our occupational interests in this club. I was also a member of my school’s Science Olympiad team and won 2 medals in our regional competitions. I love volunteering and have done so at my local food pantry and have had a retail job. I hope to be able to apply the skills that I acquire at this university to get an occupation related to industrial engineering since there will always be a demand for these workers as technology becomes more advanced and data continues to be stored worldwide.