After struggling to find my academic way, I finally hit my stride. My second year on campus was challenging yet I felt as though I had everything under control. I pushed myself to stay on top of things and be as organized as possible. I had a plan and goal coming onto campus in August and I stuck to it!

Exploring Columbus ~

• Fun Things Around Town
  • The Columbus Zoo Lights at Christmas are perfect to get you in the holiday spirit. Plus, Scholars usually makes a trip out of it, which means you get to go for a discounted price!
• FOOD!!! – students have to eat right!?!
  • The North Market is possibly my favorite place to go on the weekends to grab a bite to eat. It’s inviting atmosphere and hustle and bustle should not be missed! Bonus: you can get there on the bus easily with your BuckID

Involvement Highlights ~

• Experience Ohio State for the Day – Host
  • I wish I had know that you can tour campus and attend classes with actual college students when I was looking into OSU. Through EOFD, I tour perspective students and take them to class with me. They are able to see what actual life is like as a student and have the chance to interact with professors and ask any questions about being me!
• Pen Pals
  • When school was about a week in, I received an email that I was appointed to be part of the Logistics Committee for a wonderful club here on campus! Pen Pals connects local elementary aged students with an OSU student with hopes of encouraging young children to pursue higher education. Every other week college students write to their pen pals from a local low income school and the Logistics Committee goes through every journal and ensures each elementary aged student gets a response. The club also hosts these elementary students and gives them a chance to come onto campus and meet the students they have been talking to throughout the year.

Summer Plans ~

• Working – yuck!
  • I have a job working at the University of Pennsylvania’s College of Veterinary Medicine in their Referral Center for Animal Models! I am beyond excited to have this opportunity and can’t wait to tell you all about it once summer ends!