About Me Section #2

TOP 5 STRENGTHS

1. Achiever: I enjoy achieving in general. Every time I put work into something, I feel the need to achieve my goals.

2. Learner: I enjoy learning and constantly improving. I believe everything I do should make me more experienced.

3. Focus: When I initiate a process, I feel the need to plan it out in order to finalize it in the most efficient way. I don’t like it when I feel like I am not staying on track.

4. Self-Assurance: I believe that I am capable of making good decisions for myself and manage my life. I feel confident of my actions.

5. Restorative: I believe I am good at identifying my problems.  I also put effort into solving them.

Year in Review

[ “Year in Review”  is where you should reflect on the past year and show how you have evolved as a person and as a student.  You may want to focus on your growth in a particular area (as a leader, scholar, researcher, etc.) or you may want to talk about your overall experience over the past year.  For more information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. Delete these instructions and add your own post.]

G.O.A.L.S.

I have chosen the ice cream and desserts theme and my list will be based on that theme. I am looking forward to taste some quality ice-cream and explore Columbus during the process. I am hoping to be more familiarized with Columbus at the end of this assignment. So far, I went to Graeter’s Ice Cream. The place was easy to find as it is of the same street with my dorm, Drackett Tower (both are on Lane Avenue). It is not very convenient to walk but a COTA bus will get you there in 10 minutes. I liked the chocolate chip, blueberry and lemon flavor the most. My favorite thing about the place was that there were a lot of options to pick from and they let you taste a sample of the ice cream flavor that you are curious about. I would definitely recommend this to a friend as the place is close to OSU, easy to find and has quality ice cream.

Continuing the ice cream and desserts theme, I then went to Jeni’s ice-cream in Easton Mall, which also gave me a chance to explore the mall as well. Easton is easily accessible both by car and bus. The flavors were very different from I expected, which made my experience more unique. I liked the peanut butter one the most, as I had it the first time. I also learned that there is another Jeni’s ice cream store in Downtown that could e more accessible to OSU student. I visited this place with Cedrik Seebohm, my roommate and a first year HES student.

 

 

 

Another place I visited to explore Columbus was  the Columbus Museum of Art. I went there with my sister as it was recommended to both of us by multiple Columbus residents. The place was beautiful and included may paintings that belonged to modern art. I always thought modern art was not as impressive as historic art, but this museum made me rethink my views. The picture on the left was one of my favorite paintings of the museum, as the painter uses conversation bubbles to make a human figure. I would definitely recommend this place as it is unique and beautiful in its own way.

 

 

For Columbus Adventure with Peer Leader Group, we chose to go to Boston’s Restaurant & Sports Bar. Our trip there there allowed us to experience Downtown Area and Nationwide Arena, home of Columbus Blue Jackets. The restaurant was filled with Blue Jackets fans as the team had an away game against Washington Capitals; which made the atmosphere very thrilling. The pizza was exceptionally good and the desert section looked very promising. I would highly recommend the monster cookie as a desert. After our meal, we walked around the Arena for a bit to explore other stores to shop or eat at. I would highly recommend the Nationwide Arena area as there are quality restaurants and shops there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Career

[“Career” is where you can collect information about your experiences and skills that will apply to your future career.  Like your resume, this is information that will evolve over time and should be continually updated.   For more information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. Delete these instructions and add your own post.]

Artifacts

Artifact #1

An experience of significance that made the person that I am during high school was when I did a community project involving refugee kids. This experience made me realize that some people in the world are desperate for the things that I take for granted in my life, and that we need to do whatever we can to make their lives better.

Artifact #2

An object of significance that I acquired during the Autumn semester is that I started to wear a ring. I wear it to remind myself my values and my past. I want the ring to help me make healthy choices in the future so that I won’t do things that I will regret later.

 

About Me

Mustafa Kolanci is a freshman undergraduate student in the College of Engineering. Mustafa grew up in Istanbul, Turkey until he was eighteen. Mustafa completed his freshman, sophomore and junior years of high school in Robert College of Istanbul. Then he moved to the US and completed his senior year in The Wellington School of Columbus, where he graduated in June 2017. During his high school career, he discovered his love for mathematics and science. His love led him to study at the Ohio State University as an engineering student. As an undeclared engineering student, Mustafa aims to choose a field of engineering that best suits him. He is planning to complete a business MBA degree after he completes his engineering education at the Ohio State University. His goals for freshman year are to be involved in campus, get good grades and integrate more into the American culture. In the next four years, he is planning to make life long friends and take advantage of the resources the Ohio State University offers. Mustafa is also a part of HES (Humanitarian Engineering Scholars) community, and is thrilled about using his abilities to assist others in the next two years of his college career. In his free time, Mustafa enjoys following and playing soccer and watching TV shows such as Game of Thrones and Narcos. He is interested in travelling the world and exploring other places. His life goal is to see as many countries as possible.

Feel free to contact Mustafa at kolanci.2@osu.edu