Say Yes to Opportunity, Figure the Rest Out Later

I can remember at least three pivotal moments where my life’s path faced a fork and I had to choose between the known and the unknown. The first was when I chose to remain at my high school in Queens despite being accepted to Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan, the second was when I opted…

Multiple Projects Lead To Multiple Successes

Back in ninth grade, my best friend wrote down a list of qualities she found on the internet and felt I had. The only proof of this list exists in my senior yearbook. I took pride in the list she had made for me, but I did not understand how deeply I internalized the meaning…