Staring at the monitor intensely, I held my breath and hit enter. The first task completed successfully, but the second task spewed a mob of compiling errors onto the screen. I sighed. I had been working on the problem for more than a week now. Why couldn’t I get it right? Exiting the ugly window of errors, I double-clicked the icon for Spider Solitaire. IBM’s laid-back environment allowed employees to take occasional breaks. Usually, though, people would only...

I feel like I could gain the skills I need to change the world here.

(how I have fun) Playing bananagrams with friends

How one of my teachers in elementary school taught me about the importance of community service and inspired me

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Smart. Hard-working....

Improve the management of...

Interviewed with MIT and Cornell. Both...

MIT has one of the best CS programs, and the hacking/engineering culture really fit me. I toured Princeton...