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Kassidy Pastor was passionate about attending The Ohio State University, like her grandmother and father before her, when looking at colleges. Now, this third year Dunn Sport and Wellness Scholar's (DSWS) passions have led her on a path toward becoming a physician assistant.

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Madhurima Kota has seen The Ohio State University grow over her life. Kota even toured The James before it was open, imagining that she will be a doctor one day. Now, this Dunn Sport and Wellness Scholars (DSWS) student's dreams of helping people are close to reality with optometry school on the horizon.

The Ohio State University checked a lot of Meredith Jones's boxes when she was looking at schools. But, her first step on The Oval was when Jones knew she had found a home. Besides a home, Jones found support in her Biological Sciences Scholars Program and her life passions.

A.J. Fryman has known from a young age that The Ohio State University was where he would attend college. Once this health promotion, nutrition, and exercise science major was on campus, Fryman found friends, passions and a community in the Dunn Sport and Wellness Scholars Program (DSWS). Fryman's community helped him discover what he will do with his time and talents, which has changed his life forever.

Katie McGreal has always been interested in science and medicine. McGreal knew that The Ohio State University and the Biological Sciences Scholars Program would give her the opportunities to create a future full of opportunities in medicine. Now, McGreal is using what she has learned to prepare for medical school and the chance to make the world a better place.

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The Ohio State University senior Henry Wu has been named a 2020 Rhodes Scholar. The Rhodes Scholarship was founded in 1902, and supports graduate study at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Thirty-two scholarships are awarded annually to outstanding seniors and recent graduates across the United States. The Rhodes Trust selected Henry for his commitment to fighting human trafficking and researching migration patterns and policies impacting the involuntary movement of peoples.