GNYR 2025
universal_Daniel Happy New Year! As I was reflecting on 2025, I realized that I should have posted more on this blog in general, especially regarding my first semester at Princeton. Here’s…
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Movie Review: “David”
It has been a while since I last posted here! Today, I watched the movie “David” with my family in the theaters. I’ll have to say that it was one…
Peace Out, Pirates
Though this was two days ago, it’s hard to believe that I just graduated from high school. My eleven years in elementary, middle and high school have gone by and…
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Life Updates 1/22/2025
It’s been a while ever since I last posted on this website. I think it’s time to do a good self-reflection and put some updates out there. A lot has…
Ten Years in the Future
Imagine myself ten years in the future. If I look back at high school, what will I remember? What will I be glad that I did or accomplished? What will…
Only 5%
Essential Question: How much do I actually reflect on what I learned and put the skills into practice? In the fast-paced, erratic, frenzied and distracted world we live in today,…
What If I Stopped Caring?
I’m having a bit of a hard time constructing my personal essay for college applications right now. Usually, I’m not worried about the nitty-gritty details of my writing. I wouldn’t…
A Letter To the Orchestra Family
Dear Orchestra family, First, I would like to make an apology. After this year’s graduation, I abruptly unfriended a vast majority of you on Instagram. It was rude, immature, and…
18th Birthday
This is a super late post, but I ought to make a post for my birthday. We didn’t do anything extravagant or super special, but I made a super nice…
August SAT Reflections
Today, I took the August SAT at a school half an hour from my home. Overall, I had a solid performance. Both modules of math were easy, as expected, even…
Leave my Pride By My Side
I’m closer to You, but I feel like I’m so far away ‘Cause I let my fear, let my fear get in front of my faith Walk On Water (VBS)…
So You Fail. And Now What?
I appreciate the following snippet that Cal Newport mentioned in his podcast Deep Dive, Episode 310: Who to talk to is the person who just had their first success and…
No Need for Isolation
It’s incredible how fast time flies – July is almost over, August is around the corner, and I’ll be starting my final year of high school in less than two…
Post-ACT and Low Expectations
I took the ACT this past Saturday, and I thought I did decent. However, I’m probably still going to take the August SAT. It’s bugging – another standardized test. But…
My AP English Experience and Advice
In this post, I’ll share my personal experience with the AP English class exam held at my school and give some advice that may help you prepare if you are…
Struggles in English
Too frequently, people at school ask me why I’m so “good” or “talented” at math. Before I tell them that I’m not, I usually catch myself, because the answer is…
Critique to “First Day of Junior Year”
I decided to scroll around my old private blog on the Art of Problem Solving and only read through a single post from only a couple months ago before I…
Responsibilities
I think I’ll start using this blog more as a personal blog instead of a website where I discuss my favorite geometry problems or my recent Codeforces rating change, although…