I met with one of my mentors in the Environment and Natural Resource (ENR) Scholars group and asked questions from the following categories: Academics, Involvement, ENR Scholars, and Careers. I met with Maggie Edging, who is one of my mentors and a sophomore at the Ohio State University. Maggie is going to the Fisher College of Business majoring in Business with a specialization in Accounting. She chose this major because business and accounting are such broad careers, with so many different paths to choose from. Accounting is practical because it’s a job that is very high in demand, so the odds of her landing a good job stand very high. Though accounting isn’t all about numbers, Maggie enjoys working with numbers and also enjoys law. She has gotten involved with clubs because she believes it is a good way to make friends. Getting involved on campus has benefited her in many ways. By doing different clubs and putting herself out there, she has met people, made new friends, and found connections! A big point of getting involved is to not overwhelm yourself too much, but find something that will benefit your major and maybe another that you can just enjoy yourself in. For example, Maggie is in the Accounting Association. This organization holds meetings that are networking events. In the future, she will be more well known to companies because of the networking opportunities she has opened herself up to. She is also involved in the Disney Club because that’s simply something she enjoys. It’s always good to have a distresser in your life, it will make school a little less overwhelming. Maggie has enjoyed her time as an ENR scholar, as well. To maximize her time in the program, she has found that attending many of the events that the scholars group puts on is an important aspect. By going to more events, Maggie found herself meeting and getting to know more people in the group, including the second years in the scholars group. In the future, she plans on being an accountant and furthering her professionalism by becoming a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). She envisions herself starting off small, then working her way up into larger companies. A possible dream job is working for Disney. I asked Maggie what the most important thing she has learned at Ohio State so far is. She told me something she realized is that age doesn’t matter here. It’s not like high school, super separated and only freshmen/sophomore/juniors/seniors in classes. We are all intermixed here and working towards the main goal; graduating and becoming successful. Don’t be intimidated by older people, you can talk to and hang out with whoever you want here!
Overall, talking with Maggie gave me a great perspective of Ohio State. It’s interesting to me that she fused her love of the environment, numbers, and Disney into her college experience. It really showed me that you can do anything here, which is so amazing and encouraging.