Okay, I realize I’m late on here, but better late than ever. I graduated in May from Arlington High School in Arlington, Ohio. I graduated with a class of 48, which I just realized was actually a small class when I got to OSU and started comparing notes with other students. I enjoyed my high school career, and by the end, I realized how lucky I was to be in the school I went to. I knew all of my classmates, and being in a small school, it gave me plenty of opportunities to participate and excel in high school activities. I earned my Eagle Scout, participated in National Honor Society, Loud Crowd, and my personal favorite, the golf team. Golf is easily my favorite hobby. I have always loved the game and liked to play, but when I went to my first practice with the high school team, I realized I had some work to do if I wanted to play. After two summers of practically living on the golf course, I was an all conference player my last two years, and made an appearance at the state tournament my Senior season. Now, for the academic stuff. I have always enjoyed math and been fairly good at it, and I thought that was something that I may be able to use for a career someday. It wasn’t until I took a CAD class in high school that I realized how I wanted to use it specifically. That is how I decided on Civil Engineering as my major. Now, before you ask, no, I am not in the Architecture scholars program by accident. Seeing how heavily Civil Engineers and Architects work together at times, I thought it would be useful to learn some about Architecture as well. Hopefully this post isn’t too long and boring, but looking over it, I think it may be. So hopefully, if you’re reading this, I can prove that I am not this boring , but maybe not. Looking forward to meeting everyone and getting off to a great start over the course of Freshman year.
Michael Bils
