G.O.A.L.S.

The University Honors & Scholars Center at The Ohio State University serves high-ability, motivated undergraduate students. While embracing diversity in both ideas and people, the Center fosters purposeful learning communities that enhance students’ academic and social experiences. The Center facilitates impactful, rigorous, and unique opportunities that further student success and involvement in our G.O.A.L.S.: Global Awareness, Original Inquiry, Academic Enrichment, Leadership Development, and Service Engagement.

G.O.A.L.S.

Global Awareness:

During my time as an undergraduate student at The Ohio State University, I hope to take the opportunity to study abroad in a Spanish-speaking country. I have a passion for Spanish, which is part of the reason that I am pursuing a Spanish minor, and I hope to enrich my educational experience by bringing my learning out into the real world. Additionally, I am interested in taking the course HIV In Context: East Africa, where I will gain valuable exposure to real-life situations in a class that integrates science with history and study abroad. These experiences will allow me to gain global awareness by exposing me to different cultures than I have experienced before.

Original Inquiry:

I hope to work toward the goal of original inquiry by pursuing research experiences in scientific fields. I will speak to my professors who are involved with research and request the opportunity to get involved. I will also make use of the office of undergraduate research.

Academic Enrichment:

I will not just take classes to complete my major, but seek out classes that I find genuinely interesting and intellectually stimulating. I will take advantage of the opportunity to shadow physicians in order to take my learning outside the classroom. I chose to major in biology because I enjoyed biology classes in high school, and the biology major provides the benefit of aligning closely with pre-med prerequisite courses. I enjoy learning Spanish and Psychology, and I believe that pursuing minors in both areas will benefit me in my future work as a physician. I am excited to take the course HIV In Context: East Africa because of the once-in-a-lifetime travel and learning experience it allows. My course selections go beyond the minimum requirements because I am pursuing not one but two minors.

Leadership Development:

I am currently involved in the pre-medicine club, which allows me to have some leadership potential. I am interested in reapplying to be a Student Leadership Advocate. I would like to shadow physicians or take part in a medically-based internship, as well as become involved in research. I am a figure skater, and I am in the process of joining the OSU Figure Skating Club.

Service Engagement:

I am currently on hiatus from a three-year service commitment to the teen volunteer program at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. I plan to begin volunteering again over the winter break, as I have found my experience over the past three years to be both rewarding and educational. I am also open to volunteering at other hospitals or health-based organizations, such as Equitas Health or any of the Columbus-area hospitals.