Author: Lydia Sweed

Year In Review

My sophomore year at Ohio State brought many challenges and adventures. Here’s a summary of some of the key moments:

  • Working at Hot Chicken Takeover for another semester
    • Working at HCT has been such a rewarding experience. In my fall semester, I continued my work as an intern analyzing data collected to improve employee performance and food quality.

  • Becoming treasurer of Zeta Tau Alpha
    • Serving as treasurer for a sorority of over 200 girls has been the biggest challenge of my college career, but it is also extremely rewarding and stimulating. I handle all of our budgeting, invoices, billing, and financial decisions. I have the guidance of my local chapter advisor, as well as many national officers, so I feel confident that I can take on such a huge responsibility. It is great to see my business classes be put to work in a real world situation. Serving on executive council has held me to a higher standard and helped me become a better leader.

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  • Working with FUSIAN sushi through the Buckeye Undergraduate Consulting Club
    • It was so exciting getting to work with such a new and trendy local company. Our team utilized Excel and Tableau to give the FUSIAN leaders a better idea of their core customer demographics, and how they can better reach these customers. My background at Hot Chicken helped me better understand their industry and customer base.

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  • Getting accepted into the Summer Global Internship Program in Santiago, Chile
    • This summer I have the privilege of traveling to Santiago, Chile to complete an 8 week internship with a real company. I am so excited to gain business skills and experience, as well as improve my Spanish communication skills.

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About Me

 

Hi! My name is Lydia Sweed and I am a first year business student at Ohio State with a specialization in finance and a minor in Spanish. I am originally from Boston, Massachusetts, and am very excited to see what Columbus has to offer. In the future, I hope to enter the consulting industry in order to utilize my people, presentation, and analytical skills.

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Activities and Accomplishments

Buckeye Undergraduate Consulting Club (September 2015-present)

  • Work with group members to consult for the Honors and Scholars Department of the Ohio State University to help improve the ePortfolio’s retention rates

Business Scholars Program (August 2015-present)

  • Participate in a living and learning community to network with business students and faculty

Undergraduate Business Women’s Association

  • Attend weekly seminars discussing professionalism, resume building, and networking skills.

Year in Review

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Schedule A: Honors & Graduate Coursework (18 points)

  • Honors Courses (FEH Math and Physics)
  • Upper division courses
  • Graduate-credit courses taken while undergraduate student

Schedule B: Investigational Studies (20 points)

  • Minor in a non-engineering field
  • Short-term study abroad
  • Semester of study-abroad
  • Service-learning abroad experience
  • Research-focused internship or co-op experience

Schedule C: Leadership & Service

  • Volunteer service
  • Leadership role in a College of Engineering student project team
  • Officer role in a student organization
  • Member of committee

G.O.A.L.S.

Global Awareness

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This picture is from a recent high school trip to Paris. I definitely have a passion for travel, and would love to take advantage of the many study abroad opportunities at Ohio State to broaden my global awareness.

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Academic Enrichment

BUCC

As part of the Undergraduate Consulting Club, I am able to gain real-world experience in the field of consulting and hone the skills necessary to be successful later on. Currently, I am working on a project with Short North Stage, a local nonprofit theatre company.

Leadership Development

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This spring I will be participating in a women’s leadership summit focusing on empowering women to be achieve success in the business world and make a global impact.

 

Service Engagement

lydia's service

As part of Community Commitment, a university-wide volunteering initiate, I helped paint a local elementary school in desperate need of some updating. This experience was highly rewarding and allowed me to become more connected with the Columbus community.