Autumn Semester Reflection

My first semester at OSU has been everything I expected, and more. I took enlightening courses, attended various social, academic, and sporting events, and joined a dance team! I have met several amazing people, and have strengthened relationships I’ve already had.

Even though my semester has been amazing, it definitely has not been perfect. There have been several challenges I’ve had to face, one being the transition from high school to college. In high school, I had my set group of friends, my daily routine for my weekdays, and I lived in a town where I knew where everything was located and pretty much who everyone was. Moving to Ohio State was a big change for me, as I’m sure it was for the thousands of other freshmen at OSU. It has definitely taken some time to get settled in and figure out how to balance my social, academic, & extracurricular life, but I’ve pretty much gotten it figured out to what works best for me. Ohio State is finally beginning to feel like my home, even though I still miss my hometown (which is luckily only 15 minutes away).

Before attending the college lectures I had already decided on my major. I came into college focused on exploring Journalism as a major, so I decided to take a communication course, but I still wanted to explore other majors as well while completing my GEs. My RA is a Journalism major, so from discussing the major with her to taking my communication course to speaking with my advisor, I knew pretty quickly that Journalism was the right course for me.

Since high school, I’ve known that English courses have been my strong suit. I’ve always enjoyed writing, even since a young age with journaling pretty often. My senior year of high school, I chose to join our news team, and that’s when I knew that I definitely wanted to do something in media while also using my strength in writing. That’s why I have chosen Journalism with a minor in Media Production & Analysis to study here at OSU.

Again, I was declared before the college lectures so I don’t personally believe they were very beneficial for me. At the lecture on the communication school I did get to learn about my major, but it was mainly information I was already aware of.

Next semester, I hope to continue exploring my major through my prerequisite courses. I also hope to join The Lantern in order to further my journalism experience.

If I could go back to the beginning of my semester and give myself a few pieces of advice I’d first tell myself not to stress about my major decision. I will eventually figure it out and it won’t be as hard of a decision as I thought it’d be. I’d also tell myself that college is a big transition that a lot of people have to go through, but I’ll be able to get through that tough transition.