Month: November 2017

About Me

This is a picture of me (middle) with some of my friends this past summer. My name is Jess Chebra and I am a freshman at Ohio State. My career goals include going to medical school after undergrad and becoming some sort of doctor (obviously). Although  I am unsure of what I want to specialize in right now, I know my ultimate goal: to travel to less fortunate countries and provide aid for those who do not have access to it. Being able to treat those who have no other option would be more rewarding to me than all the money or riches I could get by being a highly paid doctor in the United States. I am from a town about 30 minutes east of Cleveland, Ohio. I live about a five minute drive from Lake Erie, and although its not an ocean, I love living on the water. Some other facts about me are that I have played fastpitch all my life and our high school team made it to the regional finals last year. I also played volleyball, basketball, and know how to play the piano.

Year in Review

I know I cannot do a full “Year in Review” considering it is still just the first semester, but I think that enough has happened this first semester of college that it would be appropriate as my first “Year in Review” post. I came into Ohio State thinking it would be relatively easy, and I was very incorrect. I have struggled with a lot of things, the most significant being time management. However, I have begun to understand my faults and am working to overcome my horrible organizational and time management skills. I know what skills I need to bring with me into the future and which bad habits I have to leave behind. I have already learned so much from being here and have loved almost every second of it, the good and the bad. I have made so many friendships, and some I suspect will last far into the future. I cannot wait to continue my journey here, and in four years, after I have already graduated, I hope that I fulfilled all I wanted to do and can leave Ohio State better than how I came.

G.O.A.L.S.

Global Awareness: In order to achieve global awareness, I plan to study abroad through the university and volunteer abroad with clubs and organizations. I plan on studying abroad for a summer to accompany my Spanish minor.

Original Inquiry: I plan on engaging in my own research projects down the line, but I plan to utilize the extensive resources Ohio State has to offer and work with professors in their labs.

Academic Enrichment: I believe that although students should have a very good knowledge of their major, they should also learn about other topics. I plan on taking classes that will enrich me as a person as well as a student alongside the classes for my major. Also, I may study over the summer at the Stone Lab on the Lake Erie Islands.

Leadership Development: I will join clubs on campus focused on community service and assisting those who need it most. By doing this, I can work with my peers and suggest ideas that will further my career here at Ohio State.

Service Engagement: I plan to engage in service and work with the community here in Columbus and in my hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. I have already signed up for some service organizations and hope to help the community in any way I can.

 

Career

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Artifacts

This book symbolizes the first time I was ever interested in medicine. I had to read this book for my summer biology project before sophomore year. The project was awful, probably one of the most lengthy projects I have ever done. This book, written by Richard Preston, is about the anthrax outbreak and the eradication of smallpox from the planet. It was one of the most interesting books I have ever read, even with the horrible project that went with it. Going into sophomore year, I was planning on becoming an environmental scientist, and I still felt that way through most of the year. However, this book sparked an interest in me about virology and immunology and, eventually, medicine. Without this book and the teacher who taught my biology class (and eventually my anatomy and physiology class) in high school, I think I would be on a very different path than I am today. This book and these classes taught me so much and interested me more than I ever had been before. By the end of my senior year of high school, I knew I wanted to go into medicine. Anatomy just made sense to me, and I truly enjoyed learning about it. This book is my artifact. Even though most of my classmates hated it, to me it is the beginning of a journey.

About Me

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