Moving forward throughout the rest of my time at Ohio State, my junior and senior year, I am hoping to become more involved in organizations and activities that will give me experience and lead towards my future career in mental health. I am hoping to join a psychology research lab during my junior year, so I will begin searching for labs that I am interested in and contacting PIs this summer. I am also looking for a new job that is a bit more related to my major and minors, and what I’m hoping to do in the future. This summer, I am going to be working at a Summer Lunch Camp in my hometown. This job will allow me to spend each day of the summer with children from a wide range of ages, and help with their development while also practicing my Spanish with some of the kids whose parents are immigrants from Latin America. This job will allow me to incorporate the knowledge I have learned from both of my minors, and give me valuable experience that I can definitely use if I choose to work with kids in my career in the future.
I also want to take the next two years to experience all that Ohio State has to offer. I am going to study abroad using my STEP funds, want to take classes that sound interesting even if they do not count towards a graduation requirement, and participate in research and other activities on campus. I don’t want to graduate with any regrets, so I want to say yes to as many opportunities as I can, and not be scared to do something because it is different from the norm.
I want to put a lot of focus into my courses, and continue to stay on the Dean’s List like I have been my first four semesters. I also want to maintain my leadership positions in Project Nicaragua and HDFS Club, and involvements in NuRhoPsi and Biological Sciences Scholars. The past few semesters I have taken 18-credit hours, but I want to reduce this number to 12 or 15, because I have plenty of room in my schedule to space all of my classes out. I am hoping to use this extra time to volunteer with the same organization that I will be working for this summer, and potentially keep a part-time job during the school year.