Year in Review

Looking back at the past year, I have learned so much; not just in the many classes I took, but I learned so much about myself and the people around me. Before coming to Ohio I lived in a very small town, so coming to the huge campus of OSU in the very large city of Columbus was rough at first. I learned to embrace how uncomfortable I was with the change, and in doing so I met so many incredible people that have had a profound impact on me. I found out how academically I preferred lab days over lecture days 100% of the time, no matter how frustrating or challenging the lab was (yes chemistry, I am referring to you). This has impacted my vision of the future, as I am now considering more of a lab science route rather than working in a hospital with patients.

I feel like I have grown incredibly; before I was stubborn and wanted to do things on my own at whatever cost. Being at OSU with the kind professors and the community has taught me that it is completely okay to ask questions, and to ask for help. This helped my learning so much. I think the biggest take-away from my freshman year of college is that it is completely okay to be uncomfortable; it is how you use that feeling of being uncomfortable that matters. You can either take it and work with it or run away back to where things are familiar and comfortable.

I appreciate all the people that I have interacted with this year!

G.O.A.L.S.

I have many future goals for the coming years, touching on each of the main focuses of the G.O.A.L.S. outline, as follows:

  • Global Awareness: I hope to volunteer abroad through the student organization on campus VAW. This extends medical aid to foreign countries and would provide vast amounts of technical, linguistic, and cultural training and experience.
  • Original Inquiry: I plan on conducting research and have already been working on contacting various staff members at OSU conducting research. In the meantime, I continue to ask questions in the classroom to feed my desire to learn how and why things work.
  • Academic Enrichment: Through my commitment to conducting research, I will go above what knowledge is expected of me in the classroom environment.
  • Leadership Development: I am already on my way to becoming a lead where I work on campus, and I hope I can show leadership even more thoroughly through the project I have planned for my second year as an HSS member.
  • Service Engagement: I have always loved volunteering, and plan on continuing to do so with local animal shelters and humanitarian organizations. I also hope to one day combine the two! Stay tuned.

Career

KAILA GARBETT garbett.6@buckeyemail.osu.edu | 120 W. 11th Ave Columbus, OH 43210| 720-224-2102

 

OBJECTIVE

Internship or research opportunity for January – August, 2020 offering hands-on application while applying biomedical sciences or microbiology to help others.

 

EDUCATION

The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 

B.S. Microbiology, Pre-Health 

Honors: Recipient of Trustees Scholarship 2019 – Present 

Health Sciences Scholars Program 2019-Present

Eagle Ridge Academy Overall GPA (Unweighted 4.00 scale): 3.98

Honors: Platinum Honor Roll 2015-2019

Academic Excellence in Physics, Engineering Technologies, Anatomy & Physiology, and International Relations

 

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge: General Math and Sciences

Software: Microsoft Word, Excel and MatLab

Coursework highlights: Fundamentals of Engineering and Chemistry

 

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Synthetic Composite Coronary Artery Bypass, June – August, 2018 

  • Researched different polymers and designed a composite bypass with a chosen nano-poly lactic-co-glycolic acid polymer for cell seeding
  • Utilized MATLAB and OnShape 3D modeling software to complete calculations and design  
  • Submitted for an online Pre-College class through Brown University.

 

ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS

  • Active Member, Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), August, 2019 – presen
  • Active Member, Health Sciences Scholars Program, August, 2019 – present – Consists of service and interaction with the surrounding campus. 
  • Volunteer work, past institutions include an animal shelter, retirement home, and the city in which I lived.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Shift Leader, May, 2017 – June 2019; part-time

Dairy Queen, Brighton, Colorado.  

  • Lead and assist 10+ employees and help with training 
  • Work 25 hours per week while being a full time high school student

About Me

Hello! My name is Kaila Garbett and I am a Microbiology major in the Health Sciences Scholars Program. I am interested in either becoming a physician assistant or a pathologist assistant. My goal for the coming years here at OSU are to absorb as much information and experience as I can. I would love to get involved in research or internships, and lots of volunteer work! I plan to pursue the sciences, but music continues to be an integral part of my life. I play guitar and incorporate music into my daily life to balance everything going on around me. I love helping people, animals, the environment, or anything else in my surroundings, and I love meeting new people! Thank you for taking the time to learn about me!

Artifacts

This artifact was in my acceptance package into OSU! It has changed my life so much, and I remember being so excited and proud of the hard work that had gotten me to that point. I learned that hard work does pay off and that there are so many open doors and paths to take in life. This letter determined my steps toward the career of my dreams.

 

This is my high school diploma and the cap I decorated for graduation. It marks the end of a huge chapter in my life and shows the power of education. That paper can show how much I learned, how many classes I took, and how hard I worked for it. This is a transition into the next step: college.

 

This is a certificate for the completion of an online course through Brown University. When I was having trouble determining what my major should be, I looked for options to explore my interests; this was one of them. During this biomedical engineering course, I designed a composite coronary artery bypass that could be 3D printed and then seeded with stem cells and inserted into a patient. I learned so much and absolutely loved the course, and I am so proud of what I accomplished. This determined that I wanted to go into biomedical engineering in college. Since then it has changed, however, this experience was still incredibly valuable.