This semester has been an amazing experience for me. For the first time I have been able to face challenges on my own and critically think to solve these problems independently. Independence is important to me especially on a campus as big as Ohio State’s where independence does not mean being alone. I am constantly meeting new people that can help me solve my problems from other students to professors. These problems range from big to small, academic to basic life functions, scary to fun. I’ve come across many challenges and being able to make a plan to tackle them has allowed me to grow immensely this semester.