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.

[ “G.O.A.L.S.” is a place where students write about how their planned, current, and future activities may fit into the Honors & Scholars G.O.A.L.S.: Global Awareness, Original Inquiry, Academic Enrichment, Leadership Development, and Service Engagement. For more information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. Delete these instructions and add your own post.

Global Awareness: Students cultivate and develop their appreciation for diversity and each individual’s unique differences. For example, consider course work, study abroad, involvement in cultural organizations or activities, etc .
Original Inquiry: Honors & Scholars students understand the research process by engaging in experiences ranging from in-class scholarly endeavors to creative inquiry projects to independent experiences with top researchers across campus and in the global community. For example, consider research, creative productions or performances, advanced course work, etc.
Academic Enrichment: Honors & Scholars students pursue academic excellence through rigorous curricular experiences beyond the university norm both in and out of the classroom.
Leadership Development: Honors & Scholars students develop leadership skills that can be demonstrated in the classroom, in the community, in their co-curricular activities, and in their future roles in society.
Service Engagement: Honors & Scholars students commit to service to the community.]

Career

After a fairly quick first semester at The Ohio State University, there were many things that I underestimated and overestimated at the start of the year. For starters, I completely overestimated the difficulty of some of my classes, while underestimating the difficulty of others. Yet now I have a good understanding of what college is, and I am confident in myself that I can succeed for another three and a half years or more in college.

As a neuroscience major on a pre-med track, I completely understand what those two things mean. Before college, I thought pre-med was a box that you checked so the university knew why you were going to college, however I know know that that box has a much larger meaning.

The biggest adjustment for me throughout the transition to college life was the ability to search for help. Before college, asking for help was seen as a sign of weakness in my high school, and only those that were not as intelligent as the others went to get help. Yet in college it is the opposite. Those that don’t get help and don’t go out of their way to get help are the ones that struggle.

After a decent start to my college career I now understand what it takes to do well in college. Even before my first day on campus people tried to tell me how much I would have to study and how much work I would have. Yet I didn’t listen to them at first, and I quickly learned that they were correct. This was a good lesson for me to learn early, before my classes get really difficult. Next semester and in the future, I know there is nothing that can’t accomplish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artifacts

[Artifacts are the items you consider to be representative of your academic interests and achievements. For each entry, include both an artifact and a detailed annotation.  An annotation is a reflective description of the artifact that attempts to communicate its significance.  For more information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. Delete these instructions and add your own post.]

About Me

Luke Lamorelle was born on January 18th, 1997 in Philadelphia, PA. He moved around a lot as a child and eventually ended up in Mason, Ohio, where he would eventually call home. In Luke grew up in Mason with an older sister, Julia, and an older brother, Eric. As the youngest child, he was always pushed to do the best he could and to follow the example of his siblings.

In high school Luke earned his Eagle Scout, the highest rank in boy scouts. Yet even after achieving the highest rank in scouting, Luke continues to excel in scouting with trips to high adventure bases such as Sea Base and the Summit. He plans on continuing his scouting adventure as an Assistant Scout Master in his home troop in Mason Ohio.

Luke has always loved the arts and the sciences, but most of all he has enjoyed the physical sciences. He loves to figure out how the world works, and why different objects behave in the way that they do. His favorite courses include Anatomy and Physiology, Chemistry, Physics, and Biology. Yet Luke also has a deep love for music and the creation of music. Luke plays the Alto Saxophone and the piano in his free time and plans on continuing these interests throughout college.

With these deep interests in the sciences, Luke entered the Neuroscience major at OSU with a premed track. The nervous system has always intrigued Luke for its complexity and mysteriousness.  Not much is known about the nervous system, yet we know that it has such an important role in the human body. During his undergraduate career, Luke plans on finding research that helps unravel the mysteries of the human nervous system.

After his undergraduate time at OSU, Luke plans on applying to medical school. Luke dreamt of entering medical school since he was a child, and plans on focusing on cardiothoracic surgery. He knows it is a long road to his dream of becoming a surgeon, but he is prepared and determined to reach this goal.

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