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Through Ohio State, I have had multiple opportunities to broaden my global perspective through my courses. On the topic of my course work, this semester I recently completed two courses that focused on different cultures. The first course was Russian 3470. In my past, I had a pretty good idea of different Middle Eastern cultures, as this was the region my parents immigrated from, and I was raised by. Additionally, from high school I had learned about French culture as well as American and a little bit of general European, but nothing about Russian society and culture specifically. Through this course I was able to increase my knowledge about a culture that I had little to know knowledge about previously, thus increasing my global perspective! The other class that also helped my perspective was Quests in World Literature (COMPSTD 3606). In this course we either read or watched stories about quests in different cultures, these including Greek, Spanish, American, Japanese, Indian, Chinese, Middle Eastern, and Jewish. By studying these stories we were able to gain an insight into each culture as well as analyze how the different cultures shaped each story’s dynamic, characters, and plots. Overall, through my courses Ohio State has helped me to expand my global perspective and appreciate the world more!
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Recently, I interviewed my peer mentor, Kylie Scott who is a junior double majoring in Biology and Spanish on a pre-opt path. I on the other hand, am a Computer Science and Engineering major who wants to pursue medicine, so I asked her an ample of questions to gain insight into the path towards her goal. I mainly asked her if there was anything she had wished that she had done differently at Ohio State so far, or if she had wished that she knew something that she did not know before that she wishes she knew now, or if she felt like she was able to get all her pre-optometry requirements in while also balancing studies, organizations, and her friends. She told me that she loved OSU because of how large it is an how many opportunities it presents. She also said she wished she had not worried so much over little things because once she came to Ohio State she felt as though everything worked itself out for her and she began to find volunteering, research, and networking opportunities. Additionally, she felt that socially she always had something to do, even things that related to her major or pre-professional track. Either way, she was very helpful when it came to answering my questions thoroughly and with care.
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This year, I was to take on a leadership position unlike any other I had ever had before. This year, I was a Resident Adviser (RA)! Being an RA calls for quite a bit of responsibility as well as the ability to solve problems on the spot. Nonetheless, my RA role taught me leadership through being a role model for my residents, collaborating with other staff members, being a knowledgeable resource, and organizing events that promoted wellness throughout my building. Being an RA contributed towards helping me become a leader by learning how to communicate well with others take initiative, and work as a team. Whenever discrepancies or miscommunications occurred, in order to have the building run smoothly, these had to be solved almost immediately. Not only this, but being an RA has assisted me in my future career path by requiring me to work with a team. This was very important for me because, without a doubt, I anticipate my future occupation to also require me to work with a team. Overall, being an RA taught me to be a better leader and I appreciated everything that I learned so much that I have chosen to be an RA again next year!
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Over the course of this year, OSU has provided me with so many great opportunities to give back to my local community. After the course of this year I was able to complete about 20 hours of service through volunteering at the Garden of Hope, blood-drives, Clean Up Columbus, volunteering at the Toledo Hospital, and many Nurhopsi events. I feel as though volunteering at Garden of Hope was one of my most favorite service projects because it is an opportunity unlike any other. Gardening is a large hobby of mine and thus being able to put my efforts and love for the hobby towards a good cause like cancer survivors regain their health, then I am more than willing to help out whenever. After volunteering all these hours, I feel as though I have a new found appreciation for all that the local community does to sustain and better itself and I most certainly want to become a larger part of that movement.