My name is Jeremy Wiggins, and I'm a senior at OU majoring in Chemical Biosciences. I came to OU with interest in Marketing and Computer Science, but when I took General Chemistry my freshman year, I really felt like I had found my academic calling.
My plan upon graduating is to hopefully attend Northeastern State University's School of Optometry (to which I have been accepted now, FYI). I also really want to spend time doing optometry mission work in South America at some point. Additionally, my girlfriend and I want to open a Spanish / Mexican style restaurant and bar at some point. We have both spent much of our working lives toiling in the kitchens and dining halls of restaurants. I have worked in a cafeteria and Mexican restaurant setting, while she has worked in a barbecue setting.
In my spare time, I am a sports fanatic. I was an OSU football fan growing up, and was even one to some extent for my first semester -- that quickly changed. My favorite sport, however, has got to be basketball. I love the NBA and the Oklahoma City Thunder. If you ever see me on campus, you will undoubtedly see me with something NBA-related. I have a ton of jerseys and I spend lots of time studying up on how the NBA's economy -- the salary cap and contracts -- really works. I also watch EPL soccer and NFL football.
I'm from Choctaw, Oklahoma, which is really just 20 minutes east of Oklahoma City. We are actually a 6-A school, and we just got our own Wal-Mart! While I'm not involved in the Choctaw community, I do spend most of my weekends there when it's not gameday. I usually go back home to hang out with my girlfriend and my family -- free food, too. My girlfriend of over 2 years goes to Rose State College where she is a Pre-Architecture student. Unfortunately, she will likely only be attending OU once I'm up in Tahlequah, and I'm a little scared of the distance that will be between us.
If you'd like any refinements or detail about me, let me know!
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