My current career path has me exploring the realm of medicine, my lifelong career of choice being a doctor. I have not chosen an exact field of medicine that I particularly want to go into, which is what medical schools recommend because as undergraduates we have had little to no experience in the actual setting of a doctor. Even though I don’t have a set plan, I can see myself working in a big hospital and being in charge of other doctors once I am an attending. OSU has a huge hospital on campus, and we are beyond lucky for it. The Wexner holds many opportunities for OSU students, but most are not attainable until junior or senior year due to the necessary prior education; this does not include volunteer opportunities, but that doesn’t mean all opportunities are available to younger people. To get a job as a doctor in a hospital, I must fulfill my undergraduate degree as well as my PhD in medicine. After that time, I will have to serve as a resident within a hospital working under many different branches, and they are usually not paid. After my time as a resident, I will either get a job at the hospital I did my residency with or I will have to go elsewhere; the medical field relies heavily on knowing people and making connections, which will “raise you on the totem pole.” To utilize my time here at OSU, I need to establish a strong connection to a professor who will be able to help me achieve my goals and act as a mentor, but also transcribe a personal recommendation. I want to get more involved in the Chemistry/Biochem club here on campus and make connections to upperclassmen who also can mentor me through my undergraduate education. Over the summer, I hope to volunteer at my local children’s hospital and have been lucky to shadow a primary care physician for 3 weeks, as well as time with a cardiologist. Another aspect of my education that sets me a part is my minor in Latin/medical humanities; this minor allows me to connect my keen attention to detail, from Latin, to the world around me, making it easier to analyze life’s situations. I also hope to study abroad, which will also broaden my horizons to how the world outside the US functions; this then can be applied to how differently people’s mind and bodies work in my life and career. My attainable goal is to work with sick children and their families; I have years of childcare experience and I enjoy my time around them. Personally, I only see myself going into the medical field; I have a keen interest in how the body works and the effects of mistreatment and abuse people have on their one and only body.