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advice

20 Things Before 20

2 minute read

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I’m turning 20 next month, so inspired by several blogs of a similar nature, here’s 20 things I learned before 20 in no particular order.

Getting Good Advice

less than 1 minute read

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I recently stumbled upon Ben Kuhn’s blogroll.

anecdotal

Give Don’t Take

6 minute read

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“The club will never look like this ever again.” - Master Dan Chuang, during debrief of the last official practice of the semester.

Camp Kesem 2023

8 minute read

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  • Please refrain from reading this if you are a new counselor or otherwise have not experience camp yet but will in the future!
  • If you are someone affiliated with CK in any respect, I’d love to chat - shoot me an email!

Imposter Syndrome

2 minute read

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The dinner I had with my friend was two months ago.

On Hoarding

1 minute read

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Growing up in a frugal Asian immigrant household, I was instilled the values of never wasting.

Merits of Going Home Alone

1 minute read

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Today I took the train home from school alone for the first time in maybe a month.

best of the blogs

Give Don’t Take

6 minute read

Published:

“The club will never look like this ever again.” - Master Dan Chuang, during debrief of the last official practice of the semester.

Camp Kesem 2023

8 minute read

Published:

  • Please refrain from reading this if you are a new counselor or otherwise have not experience camp yet but will in the future!
  • If you are someone affiliated with CK in any respect, I’d love to chat - shoot me an email!

Road to ISEF 2022: A Once in a Lifetime Experience

5 minute read

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When I was an ambitious sophomore, I looked with an unhealthy amount of admiration, envy, and awe at the LinkedIn profiles of successful graduating seniors, YouTube videos highlighting Regeneron’s latest STS winners, and the bios of previous year’s USABO Finalists among other publicly available online relics of achievement.

Deciding My Next Four Years

12 minute read

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This is what I wrote for a question about something I changed my mind about recently (Atlas Fellowship Stage 2):

college

Deciding My Next Four Years

12 minute read

Published:

This is what I wrote for a question about something I changed my mind about recently (Atlas Fellowship Stage 2):

Visiting Colleges

less than 1 minute read

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It’s April, the time of the year when all the anxious high school seniors flock to visit the place they’ll be spending the next four years of their lives.

dance

Dancing, Studios, Clubs, and Friends!

1 minute read

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I dance. Specifically, I do a style of performing arts called Flow where we essentially swing lights on tethers (and other such props) in the dark to create elegant patterns and choreography.

decision-making

Out With the Old, In With the New

1 minute read

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It’s been a few years since I read Atomic Habits and since then, I haven’t really incorporated many of its insights into my day to day living.

Decisions Until Habits

1 minute read

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As I’m brainstorming for my senior portrait for English class, I’m pondering the question of how I got to be the way I am today.

final project

friendship

Give Don’t Take

6 minute read

Published:

“The club will never look like this ever again.” - Master Dan Chuang, during debrief of the last official practice of the semester.

Meeting New People in New Places!

1 minute read

Published:

  • “Hi! Do you want to trade pins?”
  • “What’s your name?”
  • “Where are you from?” “Oh wow Ohio? That’s so cool!”
  • “What category are you in” “Me too!”
  • “ISEF right?”
  • “What’s your insta?”
  • “Good luck!”
  • “It was so nice meeting you! See you :)”

Dancing, Studios, Clubs, and Friends!

1 minute read

Published:

I dance. Specifically, I do a style of performing arts called Flow where we essentially swing lights on tethers (and other such props) in the dark to create elegant patterns and choreography.

isef

Meeting New People in New Places!

1 minute read

Published:

  • “Hi! Do you want to trade pins?”
  • “What’s your name?”
  • “Where are you from?” “Oh wow Ohio? That’s so cool!”
  • “What category are you in” “Me too!”
  • “ISEF right?”
  • “What’s your insta?”
  • “Good luck!”
  • “It was so nice meeting you! See you :)”

Road to ISEF 2022: A Once in a Lifetime Experience

5 minute read

Published:

When I was an ambitious sophomore, I looked with an unhealthy amount of admiration, envy, and awe at the LinkedIn profiles of successful graduating seniors, YouTube videos highlighting Regeneron’s latest STS winners, and the bios of previous year’s USABO Finalists among other publicly available online relics of achievement.

research

Road to ISEF 2022: A Once in a Lifetime Experience

5 minute read

Published:

When I was an ambitious sophomore, I looked with an unhealthy amount of admiration, envy, and awe at the LinkedIn profiles of successful graduating seniors, YouTube videos highlighting Regeneron’s latest STS winners, and the bios of previous year’s USABO Finalists among other publicly available online relics of achievement.