Hi! My name is Tim Obaob. While I was born in San Jose, California, I spent a majority of my childhood in Perrysburg, Ohio, which is a suburb of Toledo. I attended the public high school there, appropriately called Perrysburg High School.
During my time in Perrysburg, I participated in multiple math competitions in junior high, placing in the third place team, third place in a speed-based tournament and tenth place individually at a regional competition over the course of two years. While in high school, however, I participated in OMEA Solo and Ensemble, earning seven “superior” ratings, one “excellent” rating, and one “good” rating for my participation in eight ensembles and one solo. I also participated in other honor bands, and participated in OMEA Large Group Contest, in which every ensemble I participated with received a “superior” rating. I also participated in my school’s competitive indoor drumline, usually placing between first and third in our division. In my last two years of high school, I was picked to be the alto saxophone section leader for my high school’s marching band. During my senior year, however, I took initiative and transcribed and arranged a piece for my high school’s jazz band. Later on in the year, I was awarded an “Outstanding Achievement Award” within the band department, as well as the “Patrick S. Gilmore Band Award” for my outstanding contributions to the band.
However, as of now, my current majors are Mathematics and Accounting, but that may be subject to change sometime in the future. While I do know what I’m majoring in, I still don’t necessarily know what I want to do with my majors, or what job I want to be doing in the future–for now, my goals are just to learn as many new things as I can, as well as making new connections, and most importantly, finding myself, what I’m truly passionate about and what I want to do. I am also an Arts Scholar–specializing in instrumental music, especially jazz. Since I’m still trying to get more adjusted to life at OSU, I don’t quite identify myself as a member of any extracurricular clubs quite yet, but that’s definitely bound to change sometime soon.