A record of my in progress degrees and already obtained degrees.
After my Sinclair College Credit Plus journey, I transferred to the University of Dayton.
I chose Chemical Engineering as my major because it was the perfect intersection of Chemistry, Math, and Computer Science.
I am currently in Senior Year, and need 26 credit hours to graduate.
I chose to block my spring semester of junior year to co-op with Marathon Petroleum.
I love the energy industry and hope to work in it following graduation.
I participate in a large variety of academic and extracurricular activities. These include: American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Omega Chi Epsilon Chemical Engineering Honor Society (OXE) - where I am the Community Outreach Officer, the University Honors Program, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society (TBP) - where I am the Initiations Chair, the Triathlon Club, where I compete in triathlons at Nationals, Catholic LIFE, Running Club (13.1x1), Transfer Student Mentorship Program - where I am a mentor, the Grand Challenges Scholars Program (GSCP - Provide Energy From Fusion), Christmas On Campus, Sigma Xi Undergraduate Research Society, Stander Symposium, NASA Evening With the Stars, and I am currently completing a minor in Materials Engineering.
Unless plans change, I will be 19 years old upon graduation.
If you've made your way over to the About page, you'll know that before Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, I wanted to study Computer Science in university.
By the time I made the decision to switch, I had already accumulated 30+ credit hours towards the 61 required for the program.
So, in 2023 and 2024, I slowly took a class here and there to work towards completing the program.
On December 10, 2024, I finished the last and final project for my Computer Science Degree.
I obtained the degree in joint with my Mathematics degree (listed under this one). I was 17 years old.
I learned various software languages, including C/C++, Java, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
I still have a passion for producing software, and in the future I plan to learn Python, C#, and more.
Most of my coursework solutions are uploaded on a GitHub account, which you can access here.
This degree came as a pleasant surprise when browsing my programs at Sinclair College.
I had recently enrolled in my last required class for my Computer Science degree, and noticed that the Mathematics program could be completed if I added it.
In order to receive a third Associate's Degree, I had to make sure all degree programs had, at minimum, 12 credit hours difference between them.
After consulting an advisor, and reviewing my elective credits, it was concluded that all of my programs were 14 credit hours apart.
So, after notifying the registrar office, it was confirmed that I had completed the Associate of Science, Mathematics degree program.
The class that completed the degree also completed my Computer Science coursework at the same time. As mentioned previously, I was 17 years old.
Using the power of dual enrollment and the opportunities provided by Sinclair and the College Credit Plus program, I was able to achieve an Associate of Science degree in the discipline of Chemistry.
The final class for the completion of the degree concluded on July 7, 2024, just two weeks before my 17th birthday. That meant I had obtained a college degree at age 16!
The coursework to obtain the degree was tough and challenging, yet rewarding. Among the relevant coursework are familiar classes like General & Organic Chemistry, both year-long courses including lab sections, and difficult mathematical courses going up to Calculus III.
In addition, the chemistry courses were transferred from Kettering Medical College. I cannot gauge if this makes my straight A's in these courses more of a feat than if they were taken at Sinclair, but I have strong reason to believe it is.