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Category Archives: Career
Why I think med school is a bad idea
So you guys are pretty early in your college career, which means it’s an excellent time for me to influence you about whether or not to go to medical school. This article has been the #1 hit for the Google … Continue reading
Oh, the languages you will learn: which one to take at Harvard?
One of the biggest pieces of advice that I dispense to the rising Harvard freshmen is to take language classes. Harvard does a fantastic job of teaching them, they’re a super-useful lifelong skill, and they’re generally an easy ‘A’. You … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Career, Entrepreneurship, General advice
Tagged best languages for business, best languages for entrepreneurs, which languages to take in college, why you should learn Chinese, why you should learn Portuguese, why you should learn Russian, why you should learn Spanish
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Stress levels in college freshman at all-time high
An article in the New York Times discusses the results from a long-term study of stress in college freshmen. Conclusion: they’re all little stress-baskets. It’s been particularly bad for the women. Here’s how the article begins: Record Level of Stress … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Career, Happiness, Stress
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The Disadvantages of an Elite Education
My good friend brought this article to my attention, and all of you who are getting started on your college careers at fancypants universities need to read this. I was always struck by how my classmates could ace exams but … Continue reading
Highlights from the HUGS party (video)
Last Saturday, Aug 7, was the big day. We had the seventh annual HUGS for THUGS party, and good times were had by all. About 45 rising freshmen showed up to the picnic, in line with previous years. Besides myself, … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Career, Extracurriculars, General advice, Social life
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What makes a person cool?
I have a confession to make: in high school, I was totally not cool. Not only was I not cool, I was completely oblivious to what cool was. I had just come to LA from Tehran — a big, smoggy, … Continue reading
How to make $5000 in your first 2.5 months at Harvard
Some headlines try to get your attention with lurid references to sex. I think money works so much better for that. And don’t worry — we’ll have the lurid stuff later. So a couple of years ago, I started adding … Continue reading
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