4 Paws for Ability

4 Paws for ability is a non-profit organization based out of Xenia, Ohio. I first heard of the non-profit organization in my Sophomore year of high-school. With close family friends of ours participating in the organization, raising service dogs, I need I had to be involved. 4 Paws for Ability is a non-profit that raises, trains, socializes services dogs for children with disabilities. Once my family figured out about the organization, we need we have to be involved. My family in high school were long term puppy raisers, which means we fostered a service dog in training. Fostering included teaching the service dog basic commands and socializing the dog with outside world that it would be serving. Our first dog was Mauvelous, through training her to become a service dog I never realized how big of an impact my community service could have on others. Through my family training her, she will eventually become some child’s best friend, helper, and their way to interact with the world. When coming to college I knew had to continue to serve within the organization. Now being in college, I am a puppy sitter (due to not enough space in my dorm to become a handler). With puppy sitting I still have the opportunity to train service dogs to serve children. Through participating in 4 Paws I have to opportunity to give back to the community in the best way possible, playing with dogs.

Life as a Swim Lesson Teacher

My entire life I have always spent my summers in the pool. My love for swimming started at a very young age, I was swimming laps by five years old, and on a competitive swim team by the time I was eight years old. I have spent most of my childhood and teenage years in and out of the pool, and I have loved every second of it. Although I love swimming, I find so much joy, in teaching others what I love. So the summer before, junior year created my own business teaching swim lessons. My first summer teaching swim lessons, I had the first child I taught to swim, Judah. At first, he was terrified of the water,  so his mom and I bribed him with donuts to participate. Once, he became accustomed to the water, he realized he could conquer anything. Judah had an urgency to learn how to swim, he was determined. Through Judah, I realized how much true determination kids have. Judah slowly began to swim, he started with floating, then kicking, then eventually swimming. Any tasked I asked him to perform, he did with no hesitation and pure determination. Even though I taught Judah how to swim he taught me true determination. Every day I attempt to attack any situation that might seem daunting or scary with the same determination he showed me with his determination in learning to swim.

Getting to Know Me

Since being young, I have always loved math. I knew in my mind that I always enjoyed math, but it was not until my senior year of high school, in my AP calculus class is when my realization of loving math appeared to me. Through my very spunky math-obsessed teacher, who attacked everyday with unlimited amounts of enthusiasm, was when I realized my real passion, math. This teacher is the reason STEM career fields are so interesting, she made me realize that nothing is out my reach as long as you are dedicated to the process. She is reason I want to pursue a STEM career field, because I strive to be like her everyday; do what you love and attack each day with unlimited amounts of enthusiasm. She is the reason why, I am a math loving person today, and is responsible for my future career in the stem field. Currently I am a mechanical engineering major, but my other than math, my interests expand to adapted technology and engineering. Adapted technolgy allows to me to pursue a career in engineering, while also allowing me to pursue a career in helping others. I hope my future career can help all people, no matter their, capabilities or disabilities, to live a normal a fulfilled life.

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 guidance on using your ePortfolio, including questions and prompts that will help you get started, please visit the Honors & Scholars ePortfolio course in Carmen. To get answers to specific questions, please email eportfolio@osu.edu. 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

[“Career” is where you can collect information about your experiences and skills that will apply to your future career.  Like your resume, this is information that will evolve over time and should be continually updated.  For more guidance on using your ePortfolio, including questions and prompts that will help you get started, please visit the Honors & Scholars ePortfolio course in Carmen. To get answers to specific questions, please email eportfolio@osu.edu. Delete these instructions and add your own post.]

Semester in Review

It is crazy to think that in three weeks I will have survived my first semester of college at Ohio State. When entering college, to be honest I was quite terrified. I was nervous about my abilities to make new friends and become my new college self. A little bit of background about me, I am an identical triplet, and my sisters and I look exactly alike. Being a triplet I have been constantly grouped with my other two sisters. Although I love my sisters, but constantly being called their names did hurt my individuality. So coming to college as an individual, and leaving my sisters as they went to their respective colleges was terrifying. I was terrified to meet my new roommates, join new clubs, take hard classes, and be away from my sisters. A mentor of mine gave me excellent advice to hold with me my first semester of college “just give it four weeks, then you will look back and realize how easy and fun an experience can be”. After hearing this advice I took it to heart, I tried everything the first four weeks of college, trying everything, putting myself out of my comfort zone to make new friends, studying for new classes, I immersed myself in college and never looked back. I have to say I am super thankful I did, and listened to this advice because I would not be the person I am today because of this advice. I became an individual over this past semester, I have became my own person, and have realized what defines me as a person. Although there were some trying times this semester bouts of homesickness and just wanting to be with my sisters, not doing as well as I hoped on exams, and most of all learning to code, I am still satisfied with how the semester went. No matter my academic success this semester, I define this semester as extremely successful for my newfound ability to become my own person separate from my sisters. I started the semester with feelings of fear and doubt I can say I am proud of the person of who I have become and I will forever be satisfied with that.