I am a first-year aerospace engineering major in the Humanitarian Engineering Scholars. I hail from Chicago, Illinois, where I grew up in a stable home with both parents and a younger sister. My family is my motivation, as I wake up every day and remind myself that all the hard work and stress that the day is about to put me through is to make them proud. I was a very special boy growing up back home (in my humble opinion of course). I made a lot of my friends from sports, as I was a three-sport athlete ever since I was in 1st grade. My friends let the mentality that sports were the end all- be all in their lives at the age of 17, but I decided to keep my options open, which is why I’m here. I could be at a small school in the midwest playing pretty big time division 2 NCAA football and have free tuition, but I chose to come to The Ohio State, become an engineer and change the world. I never forget what I’m fighting for and the sacrifices that I’ve made to be here, and the challenges I complete on a daily basis are what my whole life has been preparing me for.
1. Competition- I can’t stand losing. No matter what it is, I will do whatever it takes to win fairly. . . usually.
2. Achiever- I set goals for myself all the time, and every single step is a milestone to me. I take every small victory I can get.
3. Self-Assurance- I feel confident that only I can make the best decisions for myself. I know when things get tough or school gets very hard and overwhelming, I can get through it no matter what.
4. Significance- Other’s opinions to me don’t matter, but I do want to be someone that others can look up to or look to me for positive thoughts.
5. Adaptability- I can’t control everything. Many people’s character is defined by their ability to adjust when things don’t go as planned. I feel as if I thrive in situations like those.