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Why not me?: Transferring to Stanford
Why not me? In my first year of law school at Berkeley, I remember watching the annual internal moot court McBaine competition, where two student competitors argued a mock Supreme Court case in front of real Judges from the District and Appellate levels. These were some of the most esteemed legal minds in the world,… Continue reading
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Fleeting Experiences: Sitting alone in a theater
A good movie makes me sit in awe. Sometimes that means I’m the only one left in the theater, watching the credits roll, as I yearn for the scene to continue. Some movies are so good you just don’t want it to end. So instead of going back to my regular normal life where big… Continue reading
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Aphorisms and thoughts from my notes app
Aphorisms and thoughts from my notes app We are masters of self-hatred — we have a magnifying glass over our flaws. Our task is to escape this pitfall and turn to self-love. This is not to say we should accept ourselves as perfect; such a perfect standard is unhealthy. Instead, we should become comfortable handling… Continue reading
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How I got into a top law school, and didn’t attend (yet!).
October 2019 – August 2021 I make the very brave but important decision to step away from school and take a medical leave of absence for the sake of my health. I delay my graduation by a full year. I spend the next two years bedridden, only leaving the house for clinical trials, medical experiments,… Continue reading
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The paradox of “Normal”
Last week I got a haircut because I wanted to look normal again. Continue reading
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Stop specializing: I am my own niche
For years I’ve thought that the way to truly be successful and influential in your field(s) was to specialize – experts would always best Jack of all trades, masters of none. Yet I quickly realized I had so many interests, genuine passions, for so many different fields that didn’t necessarily coordinate well together. In high… Continue reading
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slow and steady, sustainability, and space travel
It’s been over a month since my last post and I wanted to just get back into the game after my hiatus The latest topic I’ve found interesting is space colonization and environmental sustainability on Earth Of course, climate change and sustainability is a top issue for humanity and is perhaps the greatest challenge of… Continue reading
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trying to do too much
I often feel like I am trying to do too much Teaching assistant for microeconomics Trying to write a book running two blogs a podcast 19 credits semester one independent study class side research for Upenn Wharton conference Today I added two more things: I am now trying to start a Pan-Asian Chapter at Villanova,… Continue reading
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results and hard work
I’ve considered myself a hard worker for a while now I remember getting up at 4:30 AM to practice two hours of basketball before school started because after school I would have 2-hours of rehearsal for musical theatre and I’d be too tired to play basketball then. I wanted to balance both basketball and theatre… Continue reading
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Necessary and destructive happiness
Happiness is a just discrimination between what is necessary, destructive, neither necessary nor destructive, and what is necessary and destructive We need the necessary essentials: food water shelter We should avoid the destrutcgive: violence hatred and corruption There are things that are necessary but also can be destructive: the oil industry, corporations, and burning the… Continue reading
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