Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Monday, January 21, 2008
Friday, January 11, 2008
A busy winter break
School starts on 21st Jan, my birthday. What a good note to start with.
That gives me about a week before I will delve into the craze for the next semester.
I think I need to push back learning programming in java and C++ . I don't need to know them urgently. There are more important things to attend to right now.
Meanwhile, I am preparing for chemistry placement exam. Not much progress. When the worst comes to worst, I will either delay the test to a later date or I will just take the class anyway later. Another promised "A" though.
The biggest work lies in transfer applications. I need to fill in those forms, write rosy essays again, ask for recs from professors and dean. I have to somehow get in touch with my JC to send a secondary school report. I will try to ask if the admissions office can send a copy for me. My current picks are MIT, Stanford, U Penn and Columbia. The good ones which has aid for me. Good chance is that I will stay in Swarthmore and give in to the bubble and live the best life I can. If I can go and try i-banking or attend MIT for grad school anyway, I probably should not worry too much about staying in lovely Swarthmore for another two years.
How about the coming summer? Do youth project in Wuhan? Find an internship?(kind of late). I will not stay at home for another three months. I'd rather work part-time in Beijing, Shanghai or the US to do whatever I can find.
That gives me about a week before I will delve into the craze for the next semester.
I think I need to push back learning programming in java and C++ . I don't need to know them urgently. There are more important things to attend to right now.
Meanwhile, I am preparing for chemistry placement exam. Not much progress. When the worst comes to worst, I will either delay the test to a later date or I will just take the class anyway later. Another promised "A" though.
The biggest work lies in transfer applications. I need to fill in those forms, write rosy essays again, ask for recs from professors and dean. I have to somehow get in touch with my JC to send a secondary school report. I will try to ask if the admissions office can send a copy for me. My current picks are MIT, Stanford, U Penn and Columbia. The good ones which has aid for me. Good chance is that I will stay in Swarthmore and give in to the bubble and live the best life I can. If I can go and try i-banking or attend MIT for grad school anyway, I probably should not worry too much about staying in lovely Swarthmore for another two years.
How about the coming summer? Do youth project in Wuhan? Find an internship?(kind of late). I will not stay at home for another three months. I'd rather work part-time in Beijing, Shanghai or the US to do whatever I can find.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
why am i keeping a blog
it seems that i always try to find a reason for the thing i do. when i don't, i forget doing it. so why am i keeping this blog.
1. ego gratification. writing is an egoistic process. expression is essential part of life.
2. motivate myself. by disclosing my life, i need to make sure i have good things to say and good news to share here.
3. it is part of my education. that boils down to the virtue of writing. when we are writing, we are engaging in intense level of meaning-making and thought organization. it is more precise than day-dreaming. what more, i don't have any paper assignment this term, so i kind of miss writing a lot.
1. ego gratification. writing is an egoistic process. expression is essential part of life.
2. motivate myself. by disclosing my life, i need to make sure i have good things to say and good news to share here.
3. it is part of my education. that boils down to the virtue of writing. when we are writing, we are engaging in intense level of meaning-making and thought organization. it is more precise than day-dreaming. what more, i don't have any paper assignment this term, so i kind of miss writing a lot.
big economics questions in another light
Anyone who has studied economics knows that economics has to do with three big questions:
some possible human answers:
- what to produce? whatever that is in demand.
- how and how much to produce? the most cost efficient way and the equilibrium amount.
- for whom to produce? in capitalism, whoever can pay and will pay.
- what to study?
- how and how much to study?
- for whom to study?
some possible human answers:
- what to study? whatever that is in demand...in the job market? whatever pays? whatever you are passionate about? truth? knowledge for knowledge's sake?
- how and how much to study? how to study?...that is a million dollar question. short answer:the most efficient way. maybe also in a inquisitive, mind-enriching way? how much? the minimum that can get me an A:)
- for whom to study? myself? other's expectation of myself? for humanity? for Mr Dollar?
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