Global AwarenessÂ
Global awareness is important to me because I want to learn and understand other cultures. I feel that people should study and travel to other countries in order to expand their knowledge of the world and how people of different cultures interact. Communication between cultures is a key factor in business, medicine, education, and so many different industries. I think that understanding other countries and their languages, cultures, and ways of life will help me in any career I decide to pursue. In the past, I have incorporated the idea of global awareness into my life by taking Spanish in high school, participating in Spanish club, and traveling. I love to travel to different places and experience different cultures. A few of my favorite trips have been to Puerto Rico, France, and Italy. I learned a lot about each country while I was there and enjoyed trying new things in each place. To expand my global awareness in the future, I plan to study abroad during my time at Ohio State and to minor in Spanish. I decided to further my education in Spanish throughout college because I am fascinated by the language, and I think it is an important language to learn since Spanish is spoken in 20 different countries, and nearly 14% of the U.S. population speaks Spanish. I believe it will help me communicate with a wider range of patients in my future medical career. I also would like to study abroad to a Spanish speaking country to deepen my understanding of the language and the people who speak it. Although I will have a focus in Spanish, I would still like to travel to many other different countries to learn more about their language and culture as well. I also want to participate in science related research abroad to tie in aspects of my biochemistry major to global awareness and to learn how the science fields differ in other countries.
Service Engagement
Service has become a big part of my life in the past few years. I have participated in many community service projects in my hometown through KEY Club, a community service club at my high school, and National Honor Society. I really found my passion for service as president of the National Honor Society at my high school. I organized projects to donate money for breast cancer and a classmate with leukemia, clean up the school neighborhood, collect toys for a children’s hospital, and serve a community dinner. Through these activities I learned how gratifying it was to help others and give back to the community. It also made me appreciate all the blessings I have had in my own life and motivated me to give back to others. To continue my service in college, I started volunteering at the James Cancer Center on campus as a Registration Ambassador. I have already met so many amazing coworkers and inspiring patients. I plan to volunteer at the hospital for the next four years to maintain my service engagement in the Columbus community and to gain experience in the medical field. Since I hope to become a doctor, service will always be an important aspect of my career, and my volunteer job at the hospital will help prepare me for this. I also want to join a service club on campus that deals with issues outside of a clinical setting to expand the range of my service engagement.