Hi Everyone,

My name is Aman Patel. I am from Ahmedabad, India. I am a freshman at OSU. Before I came to Columbus I lived in India, I spent my 18 years in India completing my high school. After completion of high school I decided that I wanted to study in USA so I started preparing for my SAT, TOEFL and Advance Placement exam. I chose The Ohio State University because a lot of international students are there, so I can interact with many people who belong to different country and also study with them. Moreover the faculty and staff over here are expert in their field. When I came to OSU I saw that everything is different over here people are very helpful over here and the curriculum is also very different and also more difficult.

My major is Civil Engineering, after graduating I will pursue a degree in MBA. And I think that I will be a good engineer.

In my spare time I like to play sports, I love to play table tennis, Soccer, Lawn tennis. I usually play one of these sports with my friends everyday. And also I love to play video games.

I have attached two pictures one of the pictures is my younger brother, my cousin brother and me. And in the other picture I was at the Nigra falls, it was the first time that I had visited USA with my family. It was in June 2009; the purpose of the trip was to see the University in USA and also for traveling purpose. In my family I have a Dad, Mom and a Younger brother. I had never thought that I would miss my family so much until I left my country. This is the first time I have lived alone and also so far from my family.