Sophomore year at Ohio State was a year of academic and extracurricular challenges and successes. I experienced many unique situations that arose unexpectedly outside of the classroom dealing with a part-time campus job while also remaining a full-time student. I also was able to secure a psychology research position next year. Now that the year is over, I feel more confident and more experienced than ever before and I feel well prepared to continue on to the next step of my journey towards medical school. I was also able to remain engaged in community service opportunities while participating in STEP for an upcoming Buck-I-Serv trip in December 2018.  My second year in the BioSci Scholars program allowed me to attain a position as an Honors & Scholars Ambassador while shaping my academic interests as well.

Before I became involved in the BioSci Scholars program, my leadership skills were unrefined and my ability to serve as a peer-mentor to others was non-existent. My experiences on the scholars intramural flag football team have allowed me to grow in both areas by being both a player and a peer coach at times as well. When I entered the scholars program I was ambitious but inexperienced in many areas. Now that first semester is almost over, I’m more involved in service and my diversity. I am still willing to evolve in my education and I remain open to new experiences and different points of views. Personal growth gives us context and perspective by displaying our evolution through individual experiences and life lessons. This is important so that we can analyze the events that cause us to grow as both students and human beings and be more open as future opportunities present themselves to us.

[ “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 information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. Delete these instructions and add your own post.]