I am currently a second-year student majoring in Health Sciences.  I am also minoring in Disability Studies and Anatomy.  I am very passionate about my career being in the health field as I love helping people.  Ever since I was young, I always loved serving the community; whether at food banks, on mission trips, or any other service I could find in the community.  During the summer of my sophomore year in high school, I volunteered at a summer camp for children with disabilities called Stepping Stones.  After this experience, I knew that I would want to work with people with disabilities in some way through my future career.  Now, I am trying to figure out which profession I would enjoy most to help the community.  I am still shadowing, so I do not have a definite answer at the moment, but I am looking into pre-physical therapy, pre-physician assistants, and pre-medicine.

Throughout my semesters at OSU, I have really focused on taking all of the prerequisites for my possible career tracks.  I have challenged myself by taking advanced classes (ex: Anatomy 3300 instead of 2300).  Through challenging myself, I have learned that I love school and learning about the body.  I am so grateful that I am able to take more advanced classes as they will definitely help me in the future.  In the future, I will have to take organic chemistry and physics which will definitely be a challenge.  I know that the classes won’t always be easy, but they will definitely be worth it overall!

On and off-campus, I am involved with many organizations which will support me in my professional goals.  My biggest involvement on campus would be with Mount Leadership Society Scholars which has taught me how to better serve my community (through many service opportunities and the 2nd year’s year of service).  I have also learned leadership as I am I committee chair for the community activities committee.  Being a leader for this committee has greatly improved my planning, motivation, leadership, and organization skills, and I am so glad that I applied for this opportunity.  This year, I have also been involved with the non-profit organization A Kid Again which hosts monthly “adventures” for children with life threatening conditions.  Last semester, I helped volunteer 50+ hours with adventure planning and at adventures.  This semester, I will be interning and helping in the office twice a week!  I am so excited as I am very passionate about helping people with disabilities.  Third, I am a member of Delta Omega Kappa which is the only pre-health sorority at OSU.  I have gained so many connections, job opportunities, volunteering opportunities, and pre-professional events through this sorority which I believe will help me so much for my future!  Lastly, I am involved in Buckeyethon as a team member.  Each year, I raise money to help pediatric cancer.  I am so honored to be a member of this giving and wholesome club.

I have found many mentors through my volunteer work at A Kid Again.  Through my volunteer work, I have met so many amazing people who are professionals in the health field.  They have offered me opportunities to shadow them and gave me their contact information to ask them questions.  I was able to shadow physical therapists and occupational therapists at Bridgestone Academy due to my connections made at A Kid Again.  I am so glad that I found such wonderful people and will continue to reach out in the future.

Overall, I can’t wait to see what career path I take in the future! I am so excited to help the community.