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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 guidance on using your ePortfolio, including questions and prompts that will help you get started, please visit the Honors & Scholars ePortfolio course in Carmen. To get answers to specific questions, please email eportfolio@osu.edu. 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 guidance on using your ePortfolio, including questions and prompts that will help you get started, please visit the Honors & Scholars ePortfolio course in Carmen. To get answers to specific questions, please email eportfolio@osu.edu. 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 guidance on using your ePortfolio, including questions and prompts that will help you get started, please visit the Honors & Scholars ePortfolio course in Carmen. To get answers to specific questions, please email eportfolio@osu.edu. Delete these instructions and add your own post.]
Artifacts
This spring, I was stuck without much to do considering COVID-19 and its quarantine laws. I decided to open my own investment portfolio in order to see if it was something I was interested in and to see if I could make some money as well. I taught the how to trade and invest, and I learned many valuable lessons throughout the summer into the beginning of the first semester.
From the moment I invested in my first stock, I was hooked. I was constantly monitoring the market and contemplating my next move. I dedicated a large portion of my summer to studying how to invest as effectively as possible, and I was learning more and more every day. Eventually, I became tired of sitting around and waiting on stocks, so I became interested in trading. I made some successful trades and suddenly thought I was better at managing the market than I thought. I started trading more capital and putting it into smaller and more volatile stocks, and soon enough, I got burned. I lost a decent amount of money because I had gotten careless and figured having so much free time meant I would make more money.
It was a very humbling experience and I learned to not be full of myself and to hold on to the fundamentals that helped me build my portfolio to begin with. I eventually declared a Finance specialization because of how interesting it became to build up a portfolio and the different ways in which I could gain (and lose) money.
As I entered my first semester of college, I understood that I would not have nearly as much free time on my hands, so I steered away from trading and turned back to investing. I have been using any free time I could find to learning more about the market and how to invest most effectively. I joined the Common Cents Club and plan on participating in its challenges while continuing to manage my portfolio. I will continue to build on my passion for investing and plan on sharing more meaningful experiences regarding it soon.
About Me
I am a freshman student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and an intended specialization in Finance. Outside of academics, I am a member of the Business Scholars Program and the Common Cents Club while also managing my own investment portfolio. I am also a part of the Ski Team and plan on partaking in races this upcoming winter. I am constantly trying to learn more and gain as much experience as I can in order to better myself both personally and in a business sense. I constantly try to form new connections because I value lasting relationships.
