G.O.A.L.S.

The Honors & Scholars program here at Ohio State has the acronym G.O.A.L.S, which stands for Global awareness, Original inquiry, Academic Enrichment, Leadership development, and Service engagement. All of these are important to practice and implement in our everyday lives. However when it comes to my future, there are two that stick out the most to me. Those two are the global awareness, and the academic enrichment.

Global awareness is crucial in today’s society and tomorrow’s. Technology is bringing everybody together with the touch of a button. Cultures are blending together and the world becoming more and more unified everyday. In order to fully capitalize on this I must learn as much as I can about the world around me. Not just here in Columbus or in the United States. But I must learn as much as I can about cultures and trends all across the globe. The business I will do will most likely not just be domestic, but stretching all across the world. Data analytics is all about finding trends, and in order to serve my clients best, I should know what is popular and occurring in their region.

Academic enrichment also very important to me and my future. Data analytics is all about gathering as much information as possible and telling a story. The field is exploding currently and new and new applications are being discovered everyday in fields that one would never think of. Since it’s appearing in all of these fields, I must try to learn as much as I can about anything I can. Knowledge is power and the more I have gives me an edge.