Introduction to Me...Nikole Vargas :)

Hello everyone! My name is Nikole Vargas and I am currently a twenty-year-old junior here at the University of Oklahoma! I was born to two wonderful, caring, and supportive parents in the breathtaking city of Manila, Philippines. Life was great and I was the center of my mom and dad's world, until my sister came along 15 months later. :P Fast forward approximately two years after my sister was born, my dad got a job offer to work in the United States and next thing I knew we were living in Ann Arbor, Michigan (go Wolverines)! Now, this is a tremendous and wonderful opportunity for my family, but boy were we not ready for winters in Michigan. Coming from the tropical islands of Philippines to the frigid below-zero winters that Ann Arbor had to offer us, we had a lot to adjust to here in Michigan. I spent most of my childhood in Michigan as my family and lived there for eight years. Growing up I was an active child as I was involved in tennis, ballet, swimming, ice skating, and a little bit of gymnastics. As I grew older and some of my interests stayed the same while others have changed, I ended up being involved in tennis, ballet, pointe, swimming, piano, and a bit of golf here in Oklahoma! My dad's company transferred him to Ada, Oklahoma, and we have been living here ever since. The jump from a big city like Ann Arbor to a small semi-rural town like Ada was quite a shock for me and my sister. I remember this one time my sister and I saw a cow for the first time ever in our backyard, that we were so shocked and giddy that we took a picture with it haha!! Fast forward the awkward middle school years and the memories of high school, I found myself as a freshman at the University of Oklahoma!

Here at The University of Oklahoma I am studying psychology/pre-medicine with a minor in chemistry. I believe the cool thing about psychology is that it is applicable to everyday life. When we hangout with our friends and family and when we meet someone new, psychology is something we see and use everyday. The best class I took last semester was the freshmen level class called Experiencing Music! It was such a fun and upbeat class that was a breather from all my hard science classes. I actually made some wonderful friends in that class and we still talk and hangout this semester! My biggest accomplishment last semester was getting all A's! I never made a grade below an A from elementary through high school, and college initially came as a shock to me; however, as I continue and grow in my college experience, I have finally been able to pull off all A's so that is really exciting for me. Over break, my family and I went to St. Louis, Missouri, and had a big reunion with our close family and friends!

When it comes to favorite books, movies, and TV shows, I have got to say that I love romantic comedies! Some of my favorite books include The Fault in Our Stars and Wuthering Heights. Some of my favorite movies and TV shows include Friends, Gossip Girl, How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days, and 10 Things I Hate About You. All extremely girly movies, I know, but they are just so dang good!! :)

The future is honestly kind of scary! Sometimes I forget I am a junior in college and that the real world is fast approaching. As a little girl, I remember looking up to my "big sisters/role models" who were in college and thinking that that was so far away, and next thing I knew I am them now. It is crazy how fast time goes by! As the real world approaches, my plan is to attend medical school (knock on wood) to hopefully one day become a pediatrician! I have always wanted to become a doctor and I love babies and children, and something about being trusted as a physician to take care of a family's bundle of joy just means the world to me. Therefore, cheers to about seven to eight years more years of school! :-) You can find me studying pretty much 24/7 at the Great Reading Room at the Biz!

I hope you all enjoy getting to know me and I cannot wait to get to know everyone as well! Here is to a wonderful semester! :)

My Favorite Place at OU - the Great Reading Room. Source: Wikipedia

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