For the longest time, college apps were, to me, a distant destination – a worry of the future that I didn’t know or care to know much about. For the first two years of high school, I was too busy… Read More ›
Month: October 2013
Luck and Regrets: College Applications, Three Years In
Winter is coming. As I write this, the University of California’s application will be due in a couple months, along with a number of other early applications. It’s hard to believe that it’s been three years since I submitted my… Read More ›
The Moon Festival at OHS
For those who may not have known, September 19th was the Mid-Autumn Festival in China, or 中秋节 (zhong qiu jie). This festival occurs on lunar calendar’s eighth full moon. Although OHS’s Chinese classes were unable to celebrate together in person,… Read More ›
The Oscars of Academia: This Year and the Nobel Prizes
Every year, the scientific and literary communities anxiously await the announcement of arguably the most prestigious awards possible, the Nobel Prizes. Created by Alfred Nobel in 1901, the prizes are awarded each year in six different categories: Chemistry, Physics, Medicine,… Read More ›
Tightrope in Tehran
Rouhani can reform, but it won’t be easy. Since coming to office, the actions of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani have caused a slight thaw in US-Iranian relations. However, the easing of contact should not be mistaken for a “glasnost” type… Read More ›
