June Reading List 2020
My commitment to reading this summer has surprisingly not fallen to complete shambles after one month. Although, truth be told, the thought of making this blog post definitely kept me reading in moments of waning motivation. Same as last time, … Continue reading June Reading List 2020
May Reading List 2020
Free from the never ending pile of schoolwork, as sophomore year has recently come to an end, I’ve finally had the opportunity to start reading books again. Yes, that’s right books, not textbooks. Below is the list of books that … Continue reading May Reading List 2020
Why Can’t We Be Friends
Reflections on friendships written by two online friends for my senior year Advanced Philosophy of Friendships class. **In the new age of normalized online communication and online only interactions during quarantine, I thought it finally fitting to share arguably my … Continue reading Why Can’t We Be Friends
Carnegie Mellon SCS Admitted and Prospective Student FAQs
Hi everyone! It’s been a while since I’ve posted, but I figured since COVID-19 is preventing a lot of high school students, especially newly admitted ones, from visiting campus and attending a lot of the admitted student events at Carnegie … Continue reading Carnegie Mellon SCS Admitted and Prospective Student FAQs
Learning From Freshman Mistakes and a Newfound Focus: Sophomore Fall Reflections
As you can probably tell, school and stress robbed me of my time and creativity for yet another semester as shown by the drought of posts on this blog but I’m finally back to catch you up on all the … Continue reading Learning From Freshman Mistakes and a Newfound Focus: Sophomore Fall Reflections
Sophomore Fall Semester Classes at Carnegie Mellon
Hellloo and happy holidays! I’m finally back and on winter break and doing better than ever! Academically, this semester has been my best semester so far so I’ll give you a run down of the classes I took and my … Continue reading Sophomore Fall Semester Classes at Carnegie Mellon
Sophomore Year Move In + Room Tour
I’m back! Just finished editing a long overdue video for the Youtube channel with video clips I took back in earlier September. 😅 I filmed this not to be particularly cliche, but because there was a real lack of CMU … Continue reading Sophomore Year Move In + Room Tour
Post Freshman Year Summer Recap
Hello hello, it’s been a while. I guess that means it’s time for my regularly scheduled life update here on the blog to catch you up on what I’ve been up to the last three months, so let’s jump right … Continue reading Post Freshman Year Summer Recap
10 Places to Visit While at Carnegie Mellon (or in Pittsburgh)
Disclaimer: I don’t leave campus much. Because CS consume my life. I also don’t do sporty adventure things. Nor am I really a foodie to the great disappointment of my friends. So this is probably a super basic take on … Continue reading 10 Places to Visit While at Carnegie Mellon (or in Pittsburgh)
A Very 122 Summer
I’m feeling real sleep deprived and sentimental, but here goes nothing. If you weren’t already aware, I first took 122 my first semester at CMU. I assumed I would never be qualified to become a teaching assistant for the class just based on how much I initially struggled in it myself. But today, after painting the fence with “15-122” at midnight, sleeping at 5 am, then waking up at 7 am to proctor then, finishing up final grading and C0VM office hours at 8pm, I can officially say I that I finished my first term working as a 122 TA … Continue reading A Very 122 Summer
