Jovany Martinez is an incoming Autumn 2024 Young Scholar from Columbus, Ohio. A lifelong animal lover, Martinez plans to study zoology and is especially interested in wildlife rehabilitation.
A captain of Centennial High School’s varsity soccer team for the past two years, Martinez grew up frequently visiting The Ohio State University’s campus. “I’ve been connected to Ohio State my whole life. I would go to Ohio State a lot with my friends just to hang out, walk around, and play pickup soccer.”
Thanks to guidance from the Young Scholars Program, Martinez looks forward to following in his older sister’s footsteps as a Buckeye.
“Young Scholars has been really helpful. They’ve been with me since eighth grade, and they’ve taught me about life at Ohio State, what I needed to do to get prepared for college, the application process, and the financial process,” Martinez said. “They’ve been really helpful through this experience.”