Reflections and Images

Science Olympiad was pretty rough this year. With more responsibilities and more demanding classes, it was hard for me to put in the same amount of time as I did in 10th grade. In my junior year, one of my biggest failures was probably at the Science Olympiad regional. Not only did I not place in any of my events, I didn't help my team improve. In fact, my team performed worse than last year. The hours I spent reading on scioly.org forum about how to improve my team didn't even make the goal come true. I know I am ranting about my feelings but it feels frustrating, especially when I am the vice captain of the team. The purpose of this blog post is to crystallize my thoughts and reflections about Science Olympiad. Despite this year's unsuccessful results, I still learned a lot from Science Olympiad and love Science Olympiad not for the medals but for the learning opportunities it provides me. Here are some lessons I learned: 1. You are never done with learning. Before, I h...

I noticed I haven't posted in 4 months so that is pretty long! I think I don't post as often because I prefer writing my thoughts and reflections on paper, but I would still like to share some thoughts that can benefit and help others. Currently, I am brainstorming essay topics for the Common App. I think Blogging is a nice hobby and something to do in my free time, but I usually do it during the night so looking at my computer gives me eye strain and makes me feel very tired.