Global Awareness: I have always wanted to travel to Italy and Greece. The Mediterranean cultures have always fascinated me. I am travelling to Corfu, Greece in May to spend a month studying Greek history.

Original Inquiry: Research into treatments and hopefully, cures, of terminal illnesses is one of the most important fields of work in our world. I would like to conduct an original project into how external factors like diet can affect a person’s susceptibility to having cancer.

Academic Enrichment: As a Molecular Genetics major, I have a rigorous course load and plan on taking many electives in the future that will challenge the way I think.

Leadership Development: I am committed to being a leader on campus. First and foremost, I am in Mount Leadership Society Scholars group, an organization that attempts to help members develop their best leadership style through self-introspection and service projects. I have also joined Undergraduate Student Government in the hopes of working up to a position where my leadership can have an influence on the campus community.

Service Engagement: Mount Leadership Society Scholars is a group that is committed to a wide range of service opportunities in and around the Columbus area. I have also joined Buckeyethon because in my mind, there are few causes more worthy of fundraising than pediatric cancer. I am a part of Delta Sigma Phi, where I do volunteer work for the American Red Cross.