My name is Mark Molnar and I am a freshman at The Ohio State University and part of the Health and Science Scholars program. For me, I knew what my future college would be way back in the fourth grade. Ohio State was amongst the many schools my sister visited while making her college decision, and I was lucky enough to tag along during the tour. While on the tour some parts of Ohio State stuck out to me, the enormous group of friendly people, the large campus, but above all was the extremely impressive science program with its towering buildings and unbelievably bright staff. This excited me as I was already looking into careers in the health field, mainly for two big reasons. The first being the desire to help others. I’ve always been extremely sociable as well as caring. I’m a people person and wanted to help all those who I came across that needed it. The second reason was my love of science. It always interested me because science explained how and why everything worked and happened like it did. What more could an ever so curious kid like me ask for? And that is the exact same values and thoughts I’ve held since way back then, studying the sciences and aiding those in need. I eventually discovered an even more specific interest in eye care. So when the time came to decide on a school, I knew exactly where I could advance both of my main academic interests as well as the only place in Ohio where I could pursue a career as an optometrist as well. In fact all the pieces of the puzzle seemed to fit in so perfectly that there was even a scholars program that represented everything that I wanted to be. The decision was so easy, a fourth grader could’ve made it.