In High School, Ian was deep into Math, Science and Technology. He did AP courses,  and also Engaged in creative and research projects. He was a member of the school’s baseball varsity team.

And when time came for college, he wanted one close to home with good Science programs.

Ian joins our podcast to share his undergraduate Honors College journey at Oakland University, about being a student-athlete, his UG Research experiences, and Advice for college-bound students.

In particular, we discuss the following with him:

• Oakland University Honors College Experience
• Being a Student-Athlete
• Impact of UG Research
• Advice to High Schoolers

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Introduction to Ian Cleary, OUHC [0:37]
• Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights [1:52]
• Overall OU Honors College Experience [4:04]
• High School Interests [6:06]
• Applying to Honors College [8:07]
• Transition to College [8:47]
• Academics at OU [10:56]
• The Teaching [13:13]
• UG Research [16:35]
• Skills Developed with Research [20:08]
• Challenges of Student-Athlete [22:42]
• Campus Activities [27:27]
• Choosing Biomedical Sciences as a Major [29:51]
• Sports Medicine [31:46]
• The Honors College Difference [33:36]
• Advice for High Schoolers [35:26]
• Memories [38:06]

Our Guest: Ian Cleary is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Sciences at Oakland University Honors College.

Memorable Quote: “Our lab, we have a lot of people that come in from foreign countries. So we have people from Zimbabwe, Mexico, Italy, and Puerto Rico. So I learned a lot about different cultures and stuff like that, and what life is like, sort of around the world”. Ian Cleary.

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