About Me

I’ve now been at Ohio State for three weeks. I first got here with Buckeyes First, a program geared directly towards first generation college students. Sunday through Wednesday was spent going to seminars and participating in activities that helped us to form friendships and become more familiar with resources around campus. Thursday through Saturday was spent with the OWL (Ohio State Welcome Leader) program. During these few days we were trained to be OWLs, moved in other OWLs, and finally moved in the rest of the school on Saturday. And as I expected, I was kept incredibly busy that whole first week. Every day started at eight in the morning and ended, at the earliest, ten at night. The week following, Welcome Week, was just as hectic. I certainly didn’t expect it to be near as crazy as it was. On top of starting classes, we had events every single night. But through those first two weeks, I was able to form strong and reliable friendships. The thought of college in general never really scar3ed me, but as the reality neared, I was beginning to fear if I’d make friends… I still wasn’t scared for workloads and schedules, just simply the social part. But Ohio State does a great job in offering multiple opportunities to branch out, meet new people, and get involved. As much of an adjustment as it’s been getting used to being away from familiar people and places, I’ve really enjoyed being on campus and having the opportunity to get to know new people and places.