Hear from our students
Nima Dahir
Math and Economics
"I've always been passionate about how people interact and the way that people build communities. Economics, as a social science, was really interesting to me because it delves into interactions between people."
Kate Greer
German and History
"I am a firm believer that the ability to speak a second language is one of the most valuable assets that one can get out of their education. When you learn how to communicate with an entirely new echelon of people, your mind opens to new values, beliefs and ways of life."
Daniel Rodriguez
Communication and President of SPHINX
"My grandfather wrote a book of bedtime stories when I was young, and ever since, I have aspired to do the same. I had already been writing my book when a Second Year Transformational Experience Program (STEP) grant afforded to me the opportunity to fund my project. The rest is history."
Melisa Diaz
Earth Sciences
"There’s really not a lot of diversity in sciences. It’s incredibly important to me to have our sciences and our education workforce represent our general population demographics."
Hyeji Kim
Political Science
"I knew that political science would give me that critical perspective and the extra knowledge to hone in on not just the U.S. and Korea relationship but any relationships between two countries."
Cindy Tran Nguyen
Theatre
“When I was growing up, I didn’t have anybody to look up to in terms of media and movies and YouTube — none of them were Asian. I wasn’t able to see myself in this career at all, and when I picked up theatre, I was thinking, ‘I’m going to make an impact on the stage.’”
Emma Baranski
Arts Management, Dance and Synchronized Swimming
"Synchronized swimming, arts management and dance all have an artistic base. You have to think creatively every single day and create choreography. Arts management is all about problem solving and working with people."
Austin Cool
Biochemistry and President of Staters
"Being a part of Ohio Staters, Inc. has given me so many opportunities to impact the campus in an immensely positive way. Everything our organization does is to promote the traditions and welfare of The Ohio State University."
Shannon Fillingim
International Studies
"I love speaking languages and I love traveling. International studies pushes me to go beyond just the service aspects of traveling and meeting people to understand why the conditions are the way they are in those countries."
