23 April (life Update)

Sometimes I feel overwhelmed by all the tasks I should be doing at the same time.

30 March (the first day of classes)

I have mixed feelings about this quarter. On one hand I’ll be receiving a degree and moving on to an actual university. On the other I am faced with the fact that I won’t see many of my friends for quite some time after I graduate (not to mention the new course load and ops tempo)

In all I’m happy to be back, and look forward to future productivity

Stay up ✌🏿

🎧 Trappin in Paradise 78 - Smooth sounds

Strange attractors.

Mathematics is beautiful. <3

All other tags are left as an exercise to the reader.

Thanks ani and @sadcypher for helping me with this!

Conquering the Why School? Essay

From a student who got into MIT & the Ivy League

I’ve read many Why School? essays. These often come across as generic, with no real indication of interest. I’m here to make sure you don’t make the same mistakes in your essays.

-Look up their course catalog. Don’t simply write, “I’m interested in your stellar economics program.” Great, so are hundreds of other applicants. Name-drop a couple of classes and explain why those specific courses appeal to you. It’ll show you’ve done your homework.

-Discuss a few clubs. Colleges want students who will contribute to their campus outside of the classroom. Are you interested in journalism? Talk about joining the school newspaper. Are you a violin virtuoso? Indicate your interest in the orchestra. Or are you into something that isn’t yet available? Say you’ll start a new group!

-Latch onto research opportunities. Schools love students who can contribute to their published papers. Look up ongoing research projects in whatever department you’re interested in (and no, research isn’t only for STEM fields!) and talk about how you’ll get involved.

-Talk about what makes a school unique. Columbia has a Core Curriculum; Princeton has a yearlong bridge program in Bolivia. Why do you want to attend this specific school?

-Touch upon your long-term goals. How will this university help you achieve your goals of becoming a lawyer? How do you want to make the world a better place? Colleges are looking for people who will contribute meaningfully to society.

-Don’t mention rankings or prestige. Harvard already knows it’s world-renowned, it doesn’t need you to stroke its ego. You should be choosing the best school for you, not the best school according to US World & News Report. 

Good luck! I’ll also be happy to read your college app essays, feel free to message me :)

Studying is endless, but here’s a nice picture

I’m running a bit behind, but come study with me

Calc 3 Notes ✔️

Calc 3 HW ✔️

Linear Algebra notes ✔️

Linear Algebra HW ✔️

I love all of your beautiful faces, and for those who need to hear it

YOU’RE IMPORTANT

YOU MATTER

So, I’ve been tasked with putting my playlist on shuffle and identifying the first 10 songs in hopes that y’all will get to know me better 😅.

Stone love - Pepper

I will never change - Benga

Everlasting Sleep - Chelsea Grin

Who’s the Man - ABN

Grove St. Party - Waka Flocka

Mechano - Datsik

Hoax - Jericho

Jazz (We’ve got) - A Tribe Called Quest

So High - Doja Cat

Plain Jane Remix (DJ HenDu Gotti) - ASAP Ferg and Nicki Minaj

And now to tag mutuals

@messy-does-cosmology @miss-biophys @caytheblkmermaid @karmahoudinii @caffeine-integral-studies @thegeekdomain @schrodingersstudent