The Scholars Program has taught me many skills that can be transferred between all areas of my life. One such skill is the ability to adapt to new situations and become comfortable with what is available. The program has placed me in several situations that were alien to me, yet I was required to complete certain objectives. In order to complete whatever objective needed doing at the time, I had to learn to work well with what I had no matter the situation. In terms of other skills learned during my time in the Scholars Program, though not necessarily through the program, the most important one is quickly learning new things. Various clubs and classes have forced me to become accustomed to picking up and internalizing new information quickly. There is no time to waste repeatedly going over information when a goal must be accomplished within a time frame. The best example of this was during my time in the 2016 Global Game Jam. My group had only 48 hours to not only learn a new system, but create that system from scratch. In order to accomplish this, we had to learn and adapt quickly. There wasn’t time to go over why something wasn’t working when it would be faster to simply remake the same component in a different way. Another skill that has blossomed during my time in the Scholars Program is the ability to work through issues logically and with minimal help. Often there is no one there to help you, be they occupied or nonexistent, so being able to process problems on one’s own in a vital skill to have. During my time here, I have grown in many skills I will need to utilize throughout my life. I know that these skills will only grow in strength and number as I progress through my time here at OSU.