I was really excited to represent the best scholars program (IA!) at the Buckeye Bound Informational Event for perspective Ohio State students and looked forward to meeting potential future members of IA. At Buckeye Bound, there were nearly 3 separate rounds of informational sessions where the director of Honors & Scholars discussed the overall responsibilities and benefits of being part of a Scholars Program. After this presentation, prospective students and their families explored all the different scholars program if they were still choosing between Scholars Programs to apply for, or would go talk to the station for the Scholars program they had already been accepted to.
There were not many perspective students who came to the IA Station, but whenever a student approached us, since there were 5 of us at the IA Station, we did a good job of covering any questions or concerns they may have had about Ohio State or the IA Scholars Program, whether it was the program requirement, roommates, living in Smith-Steeb, or college in general. I hope we were able to convince students who were deciding on Ohio State to become Buckeyes and join IA! It was hard for me to imagine that only a year ago, I was in these students’ shoes, deciding where I wanted to go to Ohio State and if I wanted to be part of IA. Last year, Ohio State was definitely not my top choice school, so I was not entirely excited about starting in the fall, but after coming to Ohio State and becoming a part of IA, I really couldn’t imagine having a better first-year college experience anywhere else. Now as a member of the IA LC next year, I hope to be able to better connect to future 1st years in IA and make their experience in the program as great as mine!