1) I’m a senior in high school in the USA; I’m 17.
2) Outside of school, I’ve done summer programs, the most recent one was studying creative writing at the California State Summer School of the Arts (also known as CSSSA)- we board down in Valencia for four weeks and work with professional writers. If anyone’s interested in writing, it’s an amazing program. There’s a math and science equivalent- COSMOS, which is supposed to be pretty good. I’d probably be going to that next summer if I hadn’t got a job. At school, I’ve been taking as many APs as are allowed by my family. My school’s pretty academically challenging, with high level courses if you’re willing to put the effort into getting them.
3) Erm… I don’t know any other rationalists, but I am taking a Philosophy class, and it’s pretty popular. My dad’s pretty philosophical. My friends aren’t rationalists, but we have debates about cryonics all the time since I introduced them to the topic. I linked them to this site, so they might show up eventually, hopefully.
4) I’m hoping to major in Computer Science with a minor in either Economics, Film or Writing. Though that might be subject to change, but right now it seems pretty set. I applied to a wide range of schools, most on the East Coast or in California. MIT would probably be my top choice.
1) I’m a senior in high school in the USA; I’m 17.
2) Outside of school, I’ve done summer programs, the most recent one was studying creative writing at the California State Summer School of the Arts (also known as CSSSA)- we board down in Valencia for four weeks and work with professional writers. If anyone’s interested in writing, it’s an amazing program. There’s a math and science equivalent- COSMOS, which is supposed to be pretty good. I’d probably be going to that next summer if I hadn’t got a job. At school, I’ve been taking as many APs as are allowed by my family. My school’s pretty academically challenging, with high level courses if you’re willing to put the effort into getting them.
3) Erm… I don’t know any other rationalists, but I am taking a Philosophy class, and it’s pretty popular. My dad’s pretty philosophical. My friends aren’t rationalists, but we have debates about cryonics all the time since I introduced them to the topic. I linked them to this site, so they might show up eventually, hopefully.
4) I’m hoping to major in Computer Science with a minor in either Economics, Film or Writing. Though that might be subject to change, but right now it seems pretty set. I applied to a wide range of schools, most on the East Coast or in California. MIT would probably be my top choice.
5) Not old enough, not sure if I want to.
6) Here you go