About Me

Hi everyone, my name is Maya Bode and I will be a freshman this fall. I grew up in Grandview Heights and went to Grandview Heights High School. It’s a very small school, only 70 kids in my graduating class, and very close to campus so I won’t be far from home. I will be majoring in Biomedical Science with a possible minor, but I haven’t figured that out yet. I hope to attend medical school in four years and want to be a pediatric oncologist- I adore working with kids and recently volunteered on the Oncology floor at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and absolutely loved it. During my time at OSU I hope to conduct research with the hard sciences such as cancer or stem cells, but am also very interested in the social/behavioral side of medicine so I hope to be involved with that as well.

I’m excited to continue some of the activities that I did in high school. I worked on costumes for our school musical all four years, I started and ran a Gay Straight Alliance and am very passionate about continuing towards equality, I volunteered at Nationwide Children’s for three years and counting, and I travelled to many places, including Andros Island on a school science trip and Cadiz, Spain for an immersion program. I would love to study abroad and continue to learn Spanish and learn about other cultures.

I’m excited to meet new people and start this new chapter!

Trip to Andros Island in summer of 2013

Trip to Andros Island in summer of 2013

Year in Review

[ “Year in Review”  is where you should reflect on the past year and show how you have evolved as a person and as a student.  You may want to focus on your growth in a particular area (as a leader, scholar, researcher, etc.) or you may want to talk about your overall experience over the past year.  For more information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. Delete these instructions and add your own post.]

G.O.A.L.S.

[ “G.O.A.L.S.” is a place where students write about how their planned, current, and future activities may fit into the Honors & Scholars G.O.A.L.S.: Global Awareness, Original Inquiry, Academic Enrichment, Leadership Development, and Service Engagement. For more information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. Delete these instructions and add your own post.

Global Awareness: Students cultivate and develop their appreciation for diversity and each individual’s unique differences. For example, consider course work, study abroad, involvement in cultural organizations or activities, etc .
Original Inquiry: Honors & Scholars students understand the research process by engaging in experiences ranging from in-class scholarly endeavors to creative inquiry projects to independent experiences with top researchers across campus and in the global community. For example, consider research, creative productions or performances, advanced course work, etc.
Academic Enrichment: Honors & Scholars students pursue academic excellence through rigorous curricular experiences beyond the university norm both in and out of the classroom.
Leadership Development: Honors & Scholars students develop leadership skills that can be demonstrated in the classroom, in the community, in their co-curricular activities, and in their future roles in society.
Service Engagement: Honors & Scholars students commit to service to the community.]

Career

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Artifacts

[Artifacts are the items you consider to be representative of your academic interests and achievements. For each entry, include both an artifact and a detailed annotation.  An annotation is a reflective description of the artifact that attempts to communicate its significance.  For more information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. Delete these instructions and add your own post.]