My First Semester at OSU

During this semester, I think I really grew a lot and experienced a lot mentally and physically that I did not think I was going to experience. College is definitely very different from high school, that’s for sure, and even though I felt like I may have tried to be more prepared and get ahead of the game, I still knew nothing and learned a lot of things the hard way. I learned that taking 17 credit hours was probably not a great idea your first semester of college, and that there are a lot of things that would catch up with you if you don’t do them right away. I learned that it is okay to not do well on a test or an exam, and even though the grade that you got was not what you expected at all because you put so much work towards studying, you still learned something new at the end of the day and that it is possible to bounce back from it. It’s very strange to think that already an entire semester has gone by, and next semester would be a new beginning with new classes and new things to learn. I think I have also learned to be more humble, because going to a big school like OSU puts a lot of things into perspective like how big this world actually is and how many people are actually in it. My peers in my classes are all extremely talented people, whether that is in a certain subject or in a certain art medium. It makes me feel very lucky to be able to interact with all of these different people and learn from them and experience new things. This is especially true for Arts Scholars, because I have met so many different people through it and have been inspired by all of their talent and everything they have to offer. Since art has always been such a big part of my life, Arts Scholars has been such a good way for me to still be involved in art and have a way of displaying and using art while being a STEM major. That was one of my biggest concerns for college, because I knew I definitely wanted to be in the science field, but I still wanted art to be in my life because it brings me so much joy. This was the perfect way to do that. Overall, I think my first semester at OSU has been full of learning opportunities and experiences, and I can’t wait to see what future semesters have to offer.