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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 guidance on using your ePortfolio, including questions and prompts that will help you get started, please visit the Honors & Scholars ePortfolio course in Carmen. To get answers to specific questions, please email eportfolio@osu.edu. Delete these instructions and add your own post.]
G.O.A.L.S.
Global Awareness: As a student at The Ohio State University, I hope to further my global awareness through the people that are surrounding me at OSU, as well as the coursework and activities that I take part in while on campus. The people I meet everyday will be from different backgrounds, and I plan on being open to everyone as well as their ideas and culture, however I also would like to look into study abroad programs, so that I can get an even deeper understanding of the world around me rather than just the small world that I am a part of.
Original Inquiry: It is my goal while here at OSU to be able to better understand what type of research is being done in my field, or a related one, in order to obtain a better understanding of said field, and to create a deeper understanding of the topic the research is on. Being able to help with research would be the best way to understand how it all works, and I would like to be able to do research on a topic that interests me with a professor that I can connect with as well.
Academic Enrichment: I chose actuarial science as my major because I believe that it will be something that will interest me, and be able to hold my interest for a long time because of the nature of the major itself, and its inherent difficulty. I want to be able to learn as much as possible, while enjoying what I am learning in order, keep the desire to learn within me alive, and I believe that actuarial science is the best major for me in that sense.
Leadership Development: I am incredibly interested in finding an internship as soon as I possibly can. I believe that this would not only help prepare me for the working environment, but it would also help develop my leadership abilities, especially how they relate to the field that I plan on entering after graduation. Student organizations can also impact my leadership development, even if it is something as simple as an intramural sports team.
Service Engagement: Service to the community around me has always been an important aspect of my life, as I feel it is important give back to the community around me, which has given me so much. Through service, I can also gain an understanding of those that I am helping, or a situation that may not be gaining enough coverage in mainstream media, which will only allow me to be able to help in a more efficient way in the future.
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 guidance on using your ePortfolio, including questions and prompts that will help you get started, please visit the Honors & Scholars ePortfolio course in Carmen. To get answers to specific questions, please email eportfolio@osu.edu. Delete these instructions and add your own post.]
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 includes both a description of the artifact and a reflection on why it is important to you, what you learned, and what it means for your next steps. For more guidance on using your ePortfolio, including questions and prompts that will help you get started, please visit the Honors & Scholars ePortfolio course in Carmen. To get answers to specific questions, please email eportfolio@osu.edu. Delete these instructions and add your own post.]
About Me
Hello, my nae is Brendan Martin, and I am currently attending the Ohio State University. I am from a small town in Massachusetts, and some from a High School with a graduating class of around ninety. I decided to come to Ohio State in order to have a completely different type of experience, as I wanted to know what it felt like to be at a school with a large number of students, and what it was like when there was actually school spirit, and pride. In my free time I enjoy being with my friends doing just about anything whether it is golfing, going out to eat, or even just staying in and doing nothing.