Kori Crookston is a first year student at The Ohio State University in the Exploration program. Though she has not declared a major, she is interested in either business or chemistry. Kori always had the goal to attend The Ohio State University as both of her parents are Ohio State graduates and her sister is currently a third year. She is also a part of the Honors & Scholars program and is a member of the Mount Leadership Society Scholars Program. Community service has been a big part of Kori’s life and something that she is very passionate about, so she is extremely excited for service opportunities. During Kori’s senior, she was a part of a class called Service Learning and over the course of the year she volunteered for 267 hours. Also during high school, Kori was a cheerleader and was voted the varsity cheer captain for her senior year. Through cheer, she also was co-chair for the yearly Pink Out football game that raises money for The Karen Wellington Foundation for Living with Breast Cancer. With the help of many other cheerleaders and organizations, they were able to raise $2,275 for the foundation. Along with community service, she is excited to continue dancing in college. Kori has been dancing for over 13 years and hopes to find a dance club where she can continue to dance specifically in the styles of ballet, jazz, and tap. Choir has also been a huge part of Kori’s life as she’s been in choir for seven years. She will be a part of the University Chorus at Ohio State and is very excited to start singing. Though sports and other activities are a central part of Kori’s life, she is very academically driven. Throughout high school she maintained above a 4.0 GPA and graduated Summa Cum Laude and top 20% of her class. She is very excited for the next four years at The Ohio State University and to make new memories in Columbus.