I am looking forward to my last semester as an undergraduate student here at OSU, and I am excited to graduate with my Bachelor of Science in biology and psychology with minors in bioethics and African history. I plan to continue working as an teaching assistant for Chem 2550 this semester, being Organic Chemistry Lab II. I am still volunteering with Hospice of Central Ohio (HOCO), and I have had several memorable patients in the OSU Wexner Hospice Unit and as a patient companion. Through HOCO, I have had the opportunity to train other volunteers, and I have recently been given the responsibility of filing discharge papers for all hospice patients on HOCO’s OSU unit. I really enjoy my role as a hospice volunteer, and I plan to keep volunteering with this organization for as long as I can. Alongside volunteering, I am happy to say that I remain a part of a clinical psychology research lab at Nationwide Children’s hospital. Because I am a student in the lab, it is likely that my time as a research assistant will temporarily come to an end upon graduation until I begin medical school, where I hope to continue doing research. Graduation will also mark the end of my time as a member and president of The Bioethics Society, which has been my favorite extracurricular throughout college.
My current post-graduate plan is to be a full-time chemistry teaching assistant while continuing to volunteer in hospice. I have also considered taking some beginning American Sign Language classes through Columbus Speech and Hearing. I plan to complete my MCAT in May of this year so that I may apply to medical school for the upcoming application cycle to matriculate in 2023. I am nervous about the challenges that come with the application process, but I feel that my undergraduate experiences have helped me demonstrate both to myself and admissions committees that becoming a medical doctor is the right path for me.