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Year in Review
[ “Year in Review” is where you should reflect on the past year and show how you have evolved as a person and as a student. You may want to focus on your growth in a particular area (as a leader, scholar, researcher, etc.) or you may want to talk about your overall experience over the past year. For more information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. Delete these instructions and add your own post.]
G.O.A.L.S.
Global Awareness: Although, I always imagined myself participating in a study abroad program, I now realize my college career is flying by and I may not have time to do so. However, my coursework in my French minor has been oriented at global awareness, and I hope to live abroad for the year between graduation and when I plan to start graduate school.
Original Inquiry: For my first two years at the Ohio State University I was a research assistant for a professors project which involved both my Linguistics major and my French minor. I hope to get another research project with a professor in the Computational Linguistics section of my department which will hopefully lead to a thesis paper.
Academic Enrichment: I have worked hard while scheduling to take rigorous coursework. For example my core Linguistics major class is taught at the graduate level, and I have taken on two minors. I also work hard to take diverse coursework beyond what is required for the Honors & Scholars general education guidelines. Examples of this include my continued participation in the University band, taking a video production class, and complimenting my Computational Linguistics path with an additional coding class.
Leadership Development: I have always felt comfortable in leadership positions, however I have not had many specific experiences in that role so far in college. I have tried out a few different campus organizations and recently joined the ski team which I think provides a good opportunity for me to take on a leadership role.
Service Engagement: I have not participated in service yet at the University. I think its a really good idea and I have thoroughly enjoyed my previous service experiences. I think my best plan is to get involved with service on my own time such as volunteering at a soup kitchen on nights that I have free time so that it is easier to do some good, even though I have a busy schedule!
Career
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Artifacts
[Artifacts are the items you consider to be representative of your academic interests and achievements. For each entry, include both an artifact and a detailed annotation. An annotation is a reflective description of the artifact that attempts to communicate its significance. For more information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. Delete these instructions and add your own post.]
About Me
Hard to believe this was a whole year ago!
Hi!
My Name is Sarah Ewing. I was born and have lived my whole life in New Hampshire, more specifically in Hopkinton. I spent twelve years in school, and graduated with, roughly the same 63 students in my class. I have always been a huge Ohio State football fan because of my dad, so choosing the university was somehow comfortable. However, I’d be lying if I didn’t say the thought of having a grade over a hundred times bigger than I’m used to scares me.
I have found myself to be a quick learner. Memorizing and remembering have never been a problem for me. I worked as a waitress this summer and had a fun time testing my memory by choosing not to write down any orders (which usually worked out well). I can imagine someone reading this post right now, who doesn’t have the same luck with memory, groaning. Let me tell you; my gift is a curse. I am not one who has had to study much before, and that has come back to bite me. By the way when I say, “had to study” I mean I haven’t chosen to, and for the most part done well. However there have been wake-up calls. Most specifically math class. I absolutely love math; I have never felt so accomplished as when I understood a new topic in calculus. But staring at my teacher knowing I have absolutely no idea what they’re talking about is the most frustrated I have ever felt.
My number one goal for myself as I start school, is to study even when I don’t think I need to. Hopefully, I will think I need to though, because if there’s one thing I’m looking for out of my college classes it’s a healthy challenge. I’m especially excited to be a part of the honor’s community because I am a social person. Being in a community of intelligent, driven students is going to help me make the kind of friends I really want: friends who will want to have fun, but also hopefully know we’re spending thousands to be at OSU for a reason; to learn.