After this first semester at The Ohio State University, the passion I feel for my future career path is stronger than ever. Honestly I cannot see myself doing anything other than becoming a pediatrician, which makes me work even harder in my classes to achieve this goal. My major courses for biology and pre-med prerequisites will prepare me for the MCAT and future testing for medical school. My understanding of my backup plan is much clearer. Even though it is not my dream, my backup plan of becoming a PA seems just as exciting as becoming a pediatrician, even with its different requirements. With the use of the health science major expo and the meeting with the director of admissions for Ohio State Medical School, I have a concrete plan of how to achieve all of the experiences and goals needed for the application for medical school.
In order to stay mentally and physically healthy in the midst of all of this studying, I plan to make healthy choices when eating around campus. In addition, working out with friends is a release of stress that I have found to be enjoyable this semester that I will continue with during my time here. It is a mental break from all of the work, while strengthening yourself physically and strengthening social relationships. The utilization of office hours, especially for chemistry has lead me to be very successful thus far because it gave me insight on how my professor thinks and then how he will test the material presented in lecture. I would love to continue to grow academically and socially next semester. Branching out and making new connections this semester has been very influential to my success thus far and I hope to make even more connections next semester.
