Dunn Sports and Wellness Scholars has impacted my second year in the way I found opportunities and how to choose specific commitments throughout the year without overextending myself. Dunn Scholars was able to connect me with people who have done things in their respective industry that I would be interesting in exploring. This made making a connection with them easier. This year has consisted of many changes, adaptations, and learning. Looking back on this year, it was a year about choices and choosing things that would better your future. It is easy to commit to things that don’t have long term value but sometimes those commitments don’t allow you to become better. This year in Scholars was very important because it was our last year in the program, and we were able to meet with many different professionals during our meetings as a way to gain professional and academic connections. I was able to connect with one of these professionals and I found myself looking at my double major in a new way. I also got into the Exercise Science program at OSU which I’m proud about because it’s a very competitive program. In dance this year, we were able to travel to show a dance piece. I never imagined this piece would get as much attention as it would, it was a great surprise because we all worked really hard on the piece and it had a powerful message that needed to be shared. I performed a lot more this year than last year and I realized how much I missed performing, it’s something I can’t get rid of. This year I also applied and tried new things that I haven’t done thus far in college.

In the beginning of the year you receive tons of emails and flyers about all the things going on during your first week on campus that it is hard to pick and choose which events to go to. Its a matter of blending your interests with new things you’ve never tried before and that can make you feel like you’re trying to do everything at once. It can be overwhelming but there are certain events that the whole campus looks forward to and ones that are constantly advertised. The Welcome Week concert is one of the biggest and most promoted events on campus. Especially being one of the first events held on campus since the school year started. There was so much curiosity over who would be the performing artist. One of my most memorable moments of being at OSU was the Welcome Week concert when Kehlani and Big Sean performed. These were two artists I liked and had never seen perform before. Because of my major I didn’t get out of class until two hours before the concert started and when I got out of class I could see people waiting and standing  to save their seats in the front row. My friends and I were rushing to get ready so we can go to the concert, have a good view, and just have fun. It was one of my first major events at Ohio State and one of the only times where a majority of students would be together at one time. It was really fun experience and one of my most memorable moments at OSU thus far.