This year, I took a heavy course-load for both semesters. In the fall, I took Mechanical Engineering, Material Science Engineering, Intro to Biomedical Engineering, Biology, and my final math class that involved Calc 3, linear algebra, and partial differential equations. Same to say, this was a pretty stressful semester, but made it through very successfully. I really enjoyed the classes I took and I feel like I got a lot out of them. Looking at even this fall semester versus the first year, I could see myself growing as a student: the way I studied had improved, my note taking became more efficient, and I worked on communication with peers and professors as well.

In the spring semester, another stressful work-load of Organic Chemistry, Physics E&M, Anatomy, and a numerical simulation class for BME. This semester, I feel like I perfected my study method. I would go to the library Sunday-Thursday for at least 4-5 hours and study. This allowed me to break studying for exams up more and made me a lot less stressed before exams. Rather than cramming 10 hours the night before, I would only have to study a few hours the day before and I felt very confident going into these tests. Anatomy may have been my favorite class yet: the professors were engaging and I believe the way the human body works is fascinating. I was so intrigued by this, that I have arranged to do research in my professor’s research lab next fall.

Both of these semesters have continued to help me grown as a student: better studying, better communication, and better learning overall. I will use what I have learned as my base for next year and hopefully I can continue to keep improving.

I have now finished two years at Ohio State, and now have two more years to go. I have made it through all of the “weed-out” classes and am now taking domain classes specific to my biomedical degree. I am very excited for this next step in my academic career. In my remaining time at Ohio State, I will begin research with an anatomy professor in the fall, as well as continue looking and applying for internships and co-ops that will give me a good taste for what specific field of Biomedical Engineering I want to go to. I hope to become more actively involved as a committee member in Block O in my time left as well. It has been a great time going to sporting events here, and I would really enjoy being able to help enhance the stadium atmosphere any way I can.

Hi all,

My name is Eric Fogle and welcome to my Honors & Scholars e-Portfolio!

On this page, you will find some information about myself: where I come from and where I hope to end up in life. There will also be an artifact section about some things I have done at Ohio State during my time here. The GOALS section will specifically be about things I have and hope to accomplish at OSU. The other section is a career tab in which I discuss what I work I have done in the past and what jobs I hope to find in the future. The year in review tab will discuss each year of my time at Ohio State and go over what worked, what was difficult, and what I learned from all these experiences.