[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 includes both a description of the artifact and a reflection on why it is important to you, what you learned, and what it means for your next steps.  For more guidance on using your ePortfolio, including questions and prompts that will help you get started, please visit the Honors & Scholars ePortfolio course in Carmen. To get answers to specific questions, please email eportfolio@osu.edu. Delete these instructions and add your own post.]

An artifact that I consider to be representative of my academic interests and achievements would have to be a flask or any other lab equipment. The reason I chose lab equipment isn’t just cause of chemistry and biology lab, but because this semester I started to volunteer at a lab in the dental building. This experience has been so rewarding because I get to do something I’m very passionate about 9 hours a week. From making chemical solutions, to working with the animals, and even slicing brains! This whole experience has really shaped me by proving me with skills that I use in both chemistry and biology labs now, and will hopefully use in the future too. Volunteering in the lab is something I’m so grateful for because it provided me with an amazing opportunity that I hope to continue with for the next two years. With this experience, I learned that I truly am capable of handling so much more than I expected. If you get an opportunity to work at a lab, take it and make the most of it!