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Year in Review
[ “Year in Review” is where you should reflect on the past year and show how you have evolved as a person and as a student. You may want to focus on your growth in a particular area (as a leader, scholar, researcher, etc.) or you may want to talk about your overall experience over the past year. For more information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. Delete these instructions and add your own post.]
G.O.A.L.S.
[ “G.O.A.L.S.” is a place where students write about how their planned, current, and future activities may fit into the Honors & Scholars G.O.A.L.S.: Global Awareness, Original Inquiry, Academic Enrichment, Leadership Development, and Service Engagement. For more information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. Delete these instructions and add your own post.
Global Awareness: Students cultivate and develop their appreciation for diversity and each individual’s unique differences. For example, consider course work, study abroad, involvement in cultural organizations or activities, etc .
Original Inquiry: Honors & Scholars students understand the research process by engaging in experiences ranging from in-class scholarly endeavors to creative inquiry projects to independent experiences with top researchers across campus and in the global community. For example, consider research, creative productions or performances, advanced course work, etc.
Academic Enrichment: Honors & Scholars students pursue academic excellence through rigorous curricular experiences beyond the university norm both in and out of the classroom.
Leadership Development: Honors & Scholars students develop leadership skills that can be demonstrated in the classroom, in the community, in their co-curricular activities, and in their future roles in society.
Service Engagement: Honors & Scholars students commit to service to the community.]
Career
[“Career” is where you can collect information about your experiences and skills that will apply to your future career. Like your resume, this is information that will evolve over time and should be continually updated. For more information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. Delete these instructions and add your own post.]
Artifacts
My first artifact is the Circus Acrobats sculpture that is installed on the third floor of the Ohio Union. The work was created by Greg Segal in 1988 and was given to OSU by the George and Helen Segal Foundation. Check out the installation process here.
As a first year, college seems overwhelming and unfamiliar. Since I am a commuter, I always head over to the Union to have lunch and do work between my classes. I pass by this sculpture every day and couldn’t imagine my college experience without it. During my first week, I spent so much time trying to figure out if the two figures were going to make it- sometimes it seemed like they’d crash, or that they were too far, or that they were going to pull off the stunt perfectly. Maybe they will, maybe they won’t. I think the key to getting it just right is hard work, dedication, and just a little bit of luck. Success is all in the details- the circumstances have to be just right. In college, it’s up to you to decide what circumstances are just right, so that you can thrive as a student and as a person.
Hello! My name is Waliah Saif and I am a first year at The Ohio State University. I am majoring in Molecular Genetics and am in the Biological Sciences Scholars program. Some clubs I am involved in are Muslim Student’s Association (MSA), Urdu Club, Coalition of Justice for Palestine (CJP), Circle K, and am hoping to join even more! In high school, I used to play lacrosse and have continued my love for the sport by being an assistant coach at Hilliard Heritage Middle School.
I am a very positive person and I love to help people- I was obsessed with volunteering in high school and hope to do it on an even bigger scale in college. My goals for the future is to go to medical school (specialize in either in genetics or pediatrics) and become involved with Doctors without Borders. Every child has the right to live safely and happily, but unfortunately, not every kid gets to have that. I hope that one day I can help children be happy and healthy, especially in war/poverty-stricken areas. Ideally, I would like to work in Palestine (especially Gaza), Pakistan, Afghanistan, or Syria.
The most memorable experience I’ve ever had was when I was volunteering at YWCA Columbus, providing a dinner for disadvantaged families. I was asking the families whether they wanted regular or chocolate milk- when a 8 year old boy stopped to me ask what chocolate milk was. As I was talking to him, I realized that he’d never had it, so I asked how he had never come across chocolate milk. He told me that his family rarely bought milk, because they didn’t have a refrigerator to put it in. Throughout dinner, I poured him a cup, and another, and another, until he’d drank a half gallon by himself. Now, I realize that experiencing chocolate milk isn’t a constitutional right, but it never occurred to me that there are kids who have never had it, because they don’t have a fridge to put it in, or even a house to keep the fridge. It was an eye-opening experience- there are kids in my own hometown who don’t have a house, have a fridge, or even have dinner every night.