David Rihn

My intended job path is currently working as a lawyer or government affiliate with the USDA or FDA. I would really enjoy this field of work because I grew up in a very agriculturally based household. We have cows, donkeys, and I even raised goats for eight years. Food and health is a field that everyone relies on, yet many times it gets dismissed quicker than it should be. I hope to lobby for health advocation and help others learn about the priceless work that farmers and ranchers put in to feed a growing world. Although, I also have my "fun" job path in mind to: working for Food Network! I love food and cooking, and I also love the limelight! I think it would be amazing to have a TV show were I could share my information about health an agriculture on a digital media. Since Food Network is a very rigorous industry, I know I can't just jump in without credentials or experience. In order to get a feel in front of a camera and communicating nutrition and science I plan to start a YouTube channel where I do just that! I would be overjoyed to speak about fitness, health, recipes, and nutrition to individuals of all ages so that they may reap the amazing benefits our world has provided for us!

My interest in a specific graduate school is still a bit uncertain since it is my first year in undergrad, but I do have a good idea of law school that I will be applying to. I am considering The University of Texas at Austin, UCLA, Baylor, Penn State, and even Harvard and Princeton! I understand the risk associated with applying to a school as rigorous as the latter two, but I think that if I never apply in the first place, then I wasn't in the race to begin with! I have all of these schools in mind for their academic prestige, location, and opportunity for networking. I am actively communicating with a pre-law advisor at UT where her and I are able to discuss options about graduate schools and what they have to offer in terms of academic output and job opportunities.

Cooking, reading, writing, speaking, exercising, making videos, photography, raising animals and plants.