“Forever trusting who we are, and nothing else matters.”
My mentor is Becca Finkes, she is from Westchester, Ohio and has wanted to be an architect from the age of seven.When she was twelve she was awestruck by The Ohio State University’s campus and fell in love while attending a Metallica Concert with her mother. This worked out perfectly when she grew older and OSU was known for their Architecture Program in the Knowlton School. She joined the Arch Scholars program her freshman year and joined Servitecture for a trip to Milwaukee to aid Habitat for Humanity. The close community from these groups helped Becca thrive and make new friends on campus, involvement is important for these aspects. After her first semester on campus, she made a drastic change to her major by switching to City and Regional Planning. One class of this course changed her outlook and she fell in love with with the major. Now she works with real clients such as leaders in different communities like Linden and German Village here in Columbus. As a group, the CRP students imagine how the city can be redone to sustain itself for the next 50 years as Columbus grows while keeping its historic character.
My mentor and I talked for over an hour getting lost in conversation of how impactful and different this first year is, she gave me many tips on life in my major and even exploring minors early on like CRP which I am now even more interested in. I also can’t wait to really get involved with my own scholars community and other groups on campus. Our mentors are the perfect relatable resource for us and I plan to stay in contact with Becca. Overall, the best advice is to get involved while being yourself and trusting your own decisions.