Mentor/Mentee Meeting

Questions:

-How did you decide on the major you have chosen?

-What kind of involvement are you interested in on campus?

-What type of volunteering and involvement were you involved with in high school?

-What do you plan to do with your major after graduation? Graduate or professional school? Or just enter the workforce?

-What has surprised you about Ohio State since arriving on campus?

 

My mentee Braylee Gaertner is from Pittsburgh. She is a health science major and is thinking of changing to something else that does not require as many science classes. She is a health science major because she is pre-PT and knew that a lot of people who are pre-PT have health science as a major. It is also a very flexible academic plan. Braylee is involved many different clubs. She is in a tap club called buckeyes on tap, Pre PT club, and health points club. In high school, she was really involved with the theatre club and was in shows like Frankenstein, Adams family, and big fish. She also was the secretary of student council where she organized events like a mini buckeyethon where they raised money. She chose aces because she was not sure if she wanted to be an education or a science major. She I looking forward to the social events and meeting people. She really likes the people she has met so far in the program. One event she is looking forward to is the pumpkin painting event because fall is her favorite season. After graduation, she plans on going to grad school for either PT or OT. She has not decided yet. Right now she wants to go south to a school where it’s warmer or go back to Pittsburgh where her family is. If she ends up doing PT working with an outpatient clinic and with kids is what interests her. Braylee balances academics and involvement by getting all her work done before they are due. If she knows she has a lot to do at one time she will start working ahead and pace herself. Since arriving on campus here at THE Ohio State University something that has surprised her is how easy it is to find her group of friends in such a big school.

While talking to Braylee we found out that we have a lot in common. In high school she was very involved and so was I. We also are both interested in a career that is health related. She is thinking about doing physical therapy or she may do occupational therapy. I am also pre occupational therapy. We both are thinking about what field of occupational therapy or physical therapy and the work setting that interests us. I am interested in working with older people and she wants to work with kids. I want to work in a rehab center or a hospital and she does not want to work in a hospital. Another thing we Braylee and I talked about was what we wanted to do for our Columbus event. Braylee loves to try new foods and also like to learn about other cultures. We are thinking about going with some other ACES members to North Market. In North Market has food options like Greek food, Italian pasta, French pastries, Indian food, southern comfort food, Mexican food, European food, and classic American food. My favorite station and THE north market is the juicing station. The juicing station has a really good juice that has strawberries, raw probiotic coconut juice, pineapple and nut milk. I hope I am able to take Braylee.