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Month: August 2016
Year in Review
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G.O.A.L.S.
I chose to do the Coffe and Tea list this semester. I’m looking forward to going to Mission Coffe and seeing all of the art that has been done by local artists. I hope to find good, quiet places to study when I am in desperate need of a change of scenery. Also, I’m looking for a place that I can meet up with my friends after a long day and just relax with a cup of tea or coffee. For my first experience, I went to Impero with Katie Quinlin and Chase Egner. The coffee shop was cute and had vinyl records in the background. I order a chai latte and got to sip it at the bar as my friends and I talked about our day. The chai latte was one of the best chai lattes that I have had in a long time. The barista was the only one working but he doubled as a DJ for he chose the music to play on the machine. I was confused about where to put my cup after I was finished. The shop had a small container under a table for used cups. I learned that taking a few minutes on a busy day to sip some tea and catch up with your friends can improve your day greatly. I would recommend Impero to any of my friends. The environment allowed for any objective from a friendly conversation to a working environment. Also, another plus is that Impero is only a short bus ride or walk away from the Union.
Career
The RIASEC discussion was extremely helpful to me. It allowed me to reevaluate my past, current, and future goals. It also allowed me to evaluate my own personality and values. It also allowed me to realize my own feelings towards my future and current state. Though I do not agree with the given jobs from O’NET, I believe they still give me a new outlook on my future.
My current exploration of careers is still under way. I have a couple ideas of what I want to do after college but have not yet one hundred percent decided on which one to pursue. I learned that according to the RIASEC discussion I am social, conventional and realistic. Social means that I enjoy helping people and that I connect with people even when I do not know them. Conventional means that I prefer ordered activities and organizing data. Realistic means that I enjoy working with my hands and the outdoors. This is interesting because social is across from realistic. When two letters are across from each other, it tends to be more rare since people tend to have letters that are next to each other. I believe that these results describe me very well. I have always enjoyed helping people, working with Excel, and doing things with my hands. I also learned that I’m still not sure about my future and career goals. O’NET suggested a number of careers ranging from Cafeteria attendants to medical assistants to Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists. These are not close to my current career plans. At the moment my career plan is to become a consultant at a business on environmental issues and impacts. This does not appear on my list of occupations. I do believe that this career is a good choice for me even though it did not appear on the list. As I continue on my path to getting a career, I will keep these results in the back of my mind.
I learned during the RIASEC discussion that even though I tend to be an artistic mindset, it doesn’t mean that the person excels in art but requires an outlet for expression. I also learned that I am not Investigative or Enterprising. Investigative means that the person enjoys problem-solving and doing puzzles for fun. Enterprising means that the person enjoys public speaking, leading and seeing a project through its end. The fact that my RIASEC code does not include Investigative, Enterprising or Artistic makes sense to me. I have never enjoyed working out puzzles or public speaking. Though I have artistic flares, overall I do require an outlet for myself. These artistic flares can be treated through my recreation activities.
Whatever career I do end up choosing, I need to fulfill certain things whether it be through my career or my personal life. I need to have an outlet in my life that allows me to do things hands on. I also need a career that allows me to work and help people. My career allowing me to help others is extremely important to me. Even if my future career allows for me to help people I will probably still continue my avid community service. My career also needs to allow me to work with data in some way. I enjoy working with data and having a career that involves data will hopefully allow for my career to be more enjoyable.
My dream job as a child was to be a writer. This has dramatically changed and has changed multiple times throughout my life. I plan on my current dream career to change from an Environmental Engineering Consultant to a number of similar careers throughout my adult lifetime. Even if my dream career changes, I plan on using the results from the RIASEC discussion to help me balance my future. The RIASEC discussion also helped me to realize how stressed out the topic of careers and future make me.
Overall, the RIASEC discussion was helpful to me in a vast array of ways. It helped me to understand my own personality in a deeper way. It also helped me to look at my plans for the future. Though I do not yet have concrete plans for my future, the RIASEC discussion helped me to make my plans clearer. It also helped me to look back on how my ideal career has changed multiple times over the years and will probably change multiple times before I retire. Overall, this was a helpful exercise for me in my quest in deciding my future.
Artifacts
Questions I choose to ask:
- Academics:
- How did you decide on the major you have chosen?
- Involvement:
- What type of volunteer hours, internships, etc. have you done since you have been a student at OSU? How did you first get involved with them?
- ENR Scholars:
- What ENR Scholars opportunities are you glad you participated in?
- Careers:
- What is your dream job and why?
- Miscellaneous
- What advice do you wish someone gave you your freshman year?
I had my mentor meeting with Amanda Colon who is a second year who is majoring in chemical engineering. I learned a lot about my mentor Amanda from our meeting. I also learned about how to make my first year at Ohio State successful. Amanda chose her major as a result of having an inspirational chemistry teacher. This teacher guided her to choose a major that she enjoyed and could use to positively impact lives. Amanda joined a couple clubs last year such as Phi Sigma Ro, the sorority for engineers, and Pups, a group that volunteers at the shelter in Columbus. She recommended that picking a few clubs to work in. That way you can use a lot of your energy effectively and still have time to do school work and function. Picking too many clubs causes one to not have enough time to do everything and take care of yourself. Amanda said that her favorite part of being in ENR is simply the little things that the group does. I learned that doing the little group things in ENR can turn out to be the most fun things. I have already participated in a few small events such as painting like Bob Ross. Amanda’s dream job is to work for an environmental group or the government and make real life positive impacts. She plans on going straight into the workforce after she graduates from college. Amanda offered a lot of good advice for the first year. She said that college is a lot different than high school. In college, you really have to work for your grades. Every grade is important in college and can impact your grade in either a positive way or negative way. In high school, you might have been the top of your class but now there are gonna be a lot of smart people that know the material more than you. You have to work hard in order to do good in school and good grades will not come easily but they are worth it. Also, that getting a bad grade on a test it is not the end of the word and you can work to improve your overall grade. Now in college, if you do bad on a midterm you have to work very hard to bring up your grade. It is possible to bring your grade up after doing bad on a midterm but it takes a lot of hard work and dedication. It is easier if you just try your best and study hard from the beginning instead of having to dig yourself out of a hole. She also recommended to go every class, read the book, study the notes, and go to the free services offered by the departments. These practices will help make you a successful and healthy student.
I plan on taking Amanda’s advice to heart. I am currently attempting to find one more club to add to my list of clubs. I am currently involved with intramural soccer and buckeye’s baking club. The pups club that Amanda talked about sounds like something I might want to look into. I also want to try and do a lot of the small events that ENR holds in order to get the full experience of the program. Amanda’s determination to become a chemical engineer and do well in her classes is extremely inspirational to me and inspires me to do the same. I plan on studying hard, reading my textbooks, and going to class in order to stay on top of my work in order to not have to dig myself out of a hole. I hope with the advice from Amanda and my own personal experiences I can have an amazing first year and prosper in the future.
About Me
Megan Wingerter is a first year from Wadsworth, Ohio majoring in Environmental Engineering. Though she is not one hundred percent sure where her life will lead her, she wants to continue to help people and the environment at the same time. In the future, she would like to be involved in the process of getting every person clean and safe water in their everyday life. In high school, Megan was heavily involved in a wide array of clubs. She participated in varsity soccer and club soccer throughout her four years. She also was involved in Volunteer Opportunities for Teens (V.O.F.T.) and National Honors Society. Marching Band and Concert Band played an important part in her high school career. She played the alto saxophone and was a member of her marching band’s council. After her Sophomore year of high school, she got the opportunity to experience the cultures of Spain and France for a two-week long trip. During this time she got the opportunity to experience the diverse cultures of Spain and France and getting a new view on life. For the past four summers Megan has spent a week down in the Appalachian Mountains to repair homes for the less fortunate. She has worked on projects ranging from installing a new roof to repairing the foundation. Megan has been a vegetarian for over four years mainly due to her love of animals. Her bucket list includes canoeing, paddleboarding, rock climbing, and many more fun and adventurous outdoor activities. In her free time, she enjoys writing poetry, reading books, and working out. On sunny days Megan can be found hiking on many different trails or simply just hanging out outside enjoying nature. Megan hopes that where ever life leads her she can continue to be a positive impact on not only people’s lives but the environment too.