As my first year is coming to an end, I want to take some time to reflect on my experiences. In the second semester, I felt much more confident with myself because I was returning to OSU instead of attending for the first time. However, I was a little too confident and thought that I could do everything myself. I rarely asked for help whether it was in class or finding new opportunities and I tried to figure everything out on my own. I also thought that I had everything figured out about my future. I planned on graduating in three years and attending grad school, but I realized that I wasn’t sure if that was exactly what I wanted. I am also really interested in medicine and am currently thinking about combing my two interests of research and medicine and attending MD-PhD school. I learned that it is important to have independence and be determined, but you should still allow yourself to learn from others and have an open mind.
Month: May 2019
An Opportunity for Growth
This year I was a part of a student organization called Blueprints For Pangaea. Our goal is to collect unused medical supplies that would normally get thrown away, and send them overseas to countries in need. However this year did not really go as planned. We did not have many members that attended meetings and we needed to fundraise to afford a storage unit for supplies. I set up a fundraiser at a local Chipotle and a few other fundraisers were set up as well. Sadly, none were very successful, and we did not earn enough do accomplish any goals for the year. However, I don’t think of this as a failure. I think it is an opportunity for growth. Next year, I am taking on a bigger role in the group as Director of Sustainability and I see this as chance for us to regrow and learn from our mistakes. This is still a new organization at OSU and it may take a few ups and downs to get it to become successful. I am looking forward to taking on the challenge of getting it up and running again.