My name is Vidhya Kewale and I am a freshman attending Ohio State University in order to earn a bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics. I am from Dublin, Ohio and am commuting to school. For my secondary education, I attended Dublin Jerome High School. I enjoy learning about statistics and artificial intelligence. Alongside my goal to achieve academically and work part-time, I intend to learn about advancements in STEM, not just in artificial intelligence.

Aside from my interests in STEM fields, I also love linguistics, photography and music. I am currently finishing my education in Spanish and plan to purchase Photoshop to increase the quality of my photo editing. I have been playing the piano for 10 years and am learning how to play the sitar.

My main goal in participating in the STEM Scholars program is to have a well-rounded experience at The Ohio State University that is both engaging and rewarding for my college career and professional life.

The Honors and Scholars G.O.A.L.S. are Global Awareness, Original Inquiry, Academic Enrichment, Leadership Development, and Service Engagement. With my ePortfolio, I want to reflect on my growth and impact in my time in university. I want to achieve these objectives not just as requirements, but as ways to be involved in activities at The Ohio State University and in Columbus. To gain global awareness, I will have become a member of the Indian American Association. I chose this organization because I want to meet other Indian Americans and be involved in a community I can relate to. I don’t intend to participate in a research opportunity with a professor this semester; however, I definitely plan to be particularly engaged in my Programming Java class since code is a topic that interests me academically and professionally. For academic enrichment, I want to pursue a project on my own related to code. This project will not be a requirement for any of my classes, but something for me to engage in by myself to gain a deeper understanding of programming and the limits of computers. I feel that my weakest trait is taking leadership and guiding others. in order to build this quality, I am going to lead an invasive species removal service. I have done countless invasive species removals as a volunteer, so I want to take this passion of mine and try to organize an event for which I can lead of group of people to a common goal.

My ultimate career goals are to become a data scientist and own my own business. With these goals in mind, I want to make controlled and calculated advancements in artificial intelligence and eventually become a businesswoman who shares a skill or experience she is passionate about.