Introduction to a Future Nurse

My name is Shivani Gandhi and I am a senior psychology major at the University of Oklahoma. The coolest thing about my major is that it can be utilized in pretty much any field out there. A person knowledgeable about psychology can assist anyone and some companies have a special position for people who have studied psychology. I love school and I will try my best to make any class fun and I think of classes as a stepping stone to where I need to be. I try to make them enjoyable by relating them to concepts I will have to face in the future and how these classes will help me get there. My favorite and best class from last semester was Human Sexuality with Professor Dennison because I loved the way he taught the subject. He was funny and made the topics not embarrassing to talk about on a daily basis. I also learned some pretty useful things in the class that will help me in the future.

My biggest accomplishments last semester were completing and submitting my application for Nursing at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Another big accomplishment last semester was getting through the entire winter break of working two jobs so that I can start saving money for nursing school. That being said, my break was not that enjoyable. However, I did get to spend some time with my family at home for the last 5-6 days of winter break before coming back to Norman for the spring semester.

I had always been an avid reader during my childhood years. I would snuggle up with a good book and it would be a really enjoyable thing I always looked forward to. I read more books than I watched television. During my teenage years, I was really interested in young adult science fiction romance. I kind of used reading as a way to escape the reality of high school and living in a small town that I did not like that much. I loved the Gone series by Michael Grant and The Mortal Instrument series by Cassandra Clare. The Lux series by Jennifer Armentrout was also a favorite of mine.

Stacks of books at the library. Source: Wikipedia

Starting college, I have not had much time to read books anymore. However, I do watch television shows and watch movies during my free time, particularly the weekends and during breaks (sometimes even during breaks in between classes). My favorite television shows are Riverdale, The Good Doctor, The Flash, Lucifer, Once Upon a Time, Supernatural, Jane the Virgin, and Grey's Anatomy. I am caught up on most of these shows, but some have so many seasons released, that they are in the double digits so it will take some time to get caught up on those. I am fond of animated movies so I enjoy ones like Finding Nemo, Monster's Inc., Moana, etc. I don't really watch too many English movies, but I do watch Bollywood ones. My favorites out of those are Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Ek Villain, and Aashiqui 2.

My favorite type of music is classical and nature music, like the ones one would listen to in a spa or while trying to fall asleep. I listen to a lot of study music and I have found that this type of music really helps me concentrate while working on school stuff. On the daily, I listen to top 40 music that is playing on the radio. My favorite artists are Justin Timberlake, The Weeknd, and Selena Gomez, among many others.

My short-term goals are to finish my last semester at OU and help my family get their business established and opened up by the first week of February, at the latest. A longer-term goal for me is to get accepted into the ABSN program that starts in June this year and get through the 14 months of rigorous coursework. Another long-term goal is to pass the NCLEX exam and become a nurse. My practical goal is to get married in the next 5-6 years and start a family. A big dream goal for me is to open an orphanage and a non-profit hospital/clinic in my family's village in Gujarat, India. This way the community has access to medical care, medications/prenatal vitamins, vaccinations, and other resources that are currently scarce in the area.