Brace yourself for...
3 years of coursework!
Rather than give a chronological run-down of every class I've ever taken, on this page I've organized my coursework by programs, and reflected on key courses within these categories:
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Interdisciplinary Honors
I've been very grateful for the community and advising the Honors program has provided. I didn't exactly expect this, but the climbing community I sort of assimilated into has a pretty intense network and overlap with honors students, and its been wonderful to look up to honors students older than me as I've gone through courses.
I've written reflections for a few of the courses I've taken that you can navigate to using the buttons on the right. Courses I've taken for honors not linked here or on the compilation page:
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International Studies - JSIS
My major is hosted in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies (JSIS):
"The International Studies Program combines social sciences and humanities to examine international problems and change. Using a diverse, multidisciplinary approach, the Program encourages students to look at our increasingly interdependent world in order to learn how to study it and understand its politics, societies, economies, and cultures." Learn more about the Jackson School here. I love this program! Being a JSIS major has its challenges and downsides, but I am very happy here and confident that this is where I'm meant to be. See the page linked on the left to hear more. |
Other Explorations
One of my mentors in high school, who I followed into the UW Honors program, described his eventual degree and after-college plan as "pretty much exactly what I thought I'd be doing" and something that his past self would have said "sounds about right." However, his process for getting to where he ended up necessitated a couple of deviations and explorations in other fields, which ultimately led to confirmation of his original goals. I'm finding that I continue to follow in his footsteps. Love ya Ben.
A lot of my non-major and non-honors classes have been in the Natural World (NW) class category: in the sciences. While I consider social science to be my strong suit, I am still attracted to the logical scientific method and the clear steps in math. Towards the end of my Freshman year, after taking Atmospheric Sciences 111, I decided to pursue a minor in climate science. This was motivated by my realization that there is an insufficient acknowledgement of science in the larger American discourse that I feel is reflected in policy. I am intrigued by the incredibly important field of science communication, and want to ensure that I have some kind of a science background in order to be a more informed voter, citizen and thinker. In fall quarter of my junior year, after I'd taken a few of the courses necessary for the minor, I decided didn't want to follow through with the climate minor. I wanted the space to pursue other interests, wasn't getting what I'd hoped I would from the minor's classes (and wasn't enjoying them very much) and would have to do waaay more school than I was comfortable with for too high of an opportunity cost. Other courses that the Degree Audit System and I haven't categorized! We'll call this my "climate science certificate."
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Other things I want to continue to explore once I leave UW
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