What Friendship Meant to Me Over the Years
Friends. We use this word so colloquially to describe the people we surround ourselves with, without any second thought to the real meaning we choose to ascribe to it. But what does it really mean? For me, this meaning of … Continue reading What Friendship Meant to Me Over the Years
120 Days at Carnegie Mellon
Wow. Time flies when you’re studying hard and having fun. There’s so much I have to say about my first 120 days at college that I barely know where to begin, but let’s start from the beginning and I’ll try … Continue reading 120 Days at Carnegie Mellon
Augmented Reality AI Futuring Project
View Responsive Site Layout Final Project Description for my Artificial Intelligence and Humanity freshman fall course For my project, I was greatly influenced by the idea presented in The Minority Report of the power of predictive technology, which in our … Continue reading Augmented Reality AI Futuring Project
Truth, Subjectivity, and the Humanities (My Common App Essay)
“Welcome to AP English Language & Composition! We’re going to have a great year together!” I let out a long, unenthusiastic sigh in response to my teacher’s upbeat introduction. Before last year, if asked what my least favorite subject was, … Continue reading Truth, Subjectivity, and the Humanities (My Common App Essay)
Why Carnegie Mellon Computer Science? (An Incoming Freshman’s Reasoning)
If you didn’t know by now, I’ll be attending Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science this fall, but as I alluded to in my College Application post, CMU mostly flew under my radar until I got accepted, so the … Continue reading Why Carnegie Mellon Computer Science? (An Incoming Freshman’s Reasoning)
The Last 4 Years: Reflecting on My Stanford Online High School Education
I guess it’s officially official now. I’ve graduated high school. I can’t help but reflect back on these last four years as I close this chapter of my life. Well actually, I’ve been reflecting ever since I started at Stanford Online … Continue reading The Last 4 Years: Reflecting on My Stanford Online High School Education
The Necessity of Free Will for Human Improvement
An essay on free will written for my senior year philosophy class. Thomas Nagel and David Eagleman, in trying to reconcile the problem of external factors impacting an individual’s action, ultimately arrive at contrasting perspectives on the implications these factors … Continue reading The Necessity of Free Will for Human Improvement
