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My Grandmother's Kitchen
My grandmother's kitchen smells like cilantro, cardamom, and contradiction. Every Saturday morning, I stand beside her at the stove, learning to make ...
The Robotics Team Failure
The auditorium fell silent as the announcer's voice crackled through the speakers: "And the winner is... NOT Team 7152." My heart sank. Six months of ...
The Aquarium Custodian
At 5:47 AM, while most of my classmates are still asleep, I'm elbow-deep in a fifty-gallon reef tank, carefully scraping algae from the glass while my...
Why Stanford (Computer Science)
At 2 AM last Thursday, I was explaining why my code wouldn't compile to a rubber duck. Not metaphorically—an actual rubber duck sitting on my desk. An...
AP Chemistry Teacher Recommendation
To the Admissions Committee: In fifteen years of teaching AP Chemistry, I have never written a recommendation letter with more enthusiasm than this o...
Coding for Good - Nonprofit Founder
Founded nonprofit teaching coding to underserved middle schoolers. Recruited 12 volunteer instructors, developed curriculum, secured partnerships with...