WA.STEM

Hello folks! I have just returned home after a long and extensive week as a Washington Aerospace Scholar [WAS] at the Museum of Flight, Seattle, WA. This post will act as a self-reflection of how the program went, to update my friends and family, or perhaps provide some insight for future Washington Aerospace Scholars. Just to give some background, Phase Two of the WAS program is a 6-day residency in Seattle, WA, where a selected group of WAS Phase One participants are chosen to apply their knowledge from Phase One of the program (a 5-month online course) through team activities, challenges, and missions. Each day was filled with activities, tours, and team building tasks. There were no 'average-days' at WAS, rather, everyday consisted of new and exciting experiences ranging from touring the Boeing company in Seattle, to designing landers with the goal to prevent an uncooked egg from breaking after being dropped off of the Museum of Flight's balcony. However, the...

Hello again! Look what I found in my email today! (EEEKKKK!!) "Dear Paris, We are pleased to offer you a place in the Summer Institute for Mathematics at the University of Washington and are very much looking forward to working with you. A formal admission letter will be mailed to you next week, but we are informing you now so that you can plan your summer. Recall that the program lasts six weeks, and that it is a full-time commitment for the participants." SO... It looks like the SIMUW blog tab will be kept active, and you can expect daily blog posts once the program begins on June 26th. Looking forward to this summer!

Greetings to you all, This post will be a description of my experience in the WAS program (If you are not familiar with this program please refer to the link provided at the bottom of the page or my previous blog post titled 'Introduction').  Firstly, WAS is split into two Phases. Phase 1 and Phase 2 . Phase 1 is a 5-month online course dedicated to the history of NASA, as well as many topics surrounding space exploration, and Earth and Space sciences. Currently I am on lesson 9 out of 12. I f you do well enough in Phase 1, you can qualify to go to a  week long summer residency  at the University of Washington, and plan a mission to mars with other WAS students (Phase 2).  Once accepted into the program, you are given two weeks to complete one of the twelve lessons (which usually consists of a math problem, a reading, a reading quiz, and an essay or graphic that relates to the reading. The math problems can be challenging if you do not have a solid backgr...

Hello again! Disclaimer: This post only applies to Washington State students (and Hawaii). Running Start can be a very confusing thing for a high school junior who knows nothing about it. Well, lets just say this was the situation I faced about a year ago. Thankfully, high schools provide great counsellors that can straighten out most of your questions. In this post I will be covering my overall experience as a Running Start student, extremely essential tips (that I wish I had known about earlier), and two different pathways you can take. Running Start has been one of the best decisions of my life. For anyone who is considering it, and is also planning on attending an instate university, DO IT. I say 'instate' because all colleges and universities in Washington by law have to accept the credits you receive in your local community college. If you have already taken the time to research what running start is by your own will, you will most likely do well in Running Start. ...

Hello again! Disclaimer: This post only applies to Washington State students (and Hawaii). Running Start can be a very confusing thing for a high school junior who knows nothing about it. Well, lets just say this was the situation I faced about a year ago. Thankfully, high schools provide great counsellors that can straighten out most of your questions. In this post I will be covering my overall experience as a Running Start student, extremely essential tips (that I wish I had known about earlier), and two different pathways you can take. Running Start has been one of the best decisions of my life. For anyone who is considering it, and is also planning on attending an instate university, DO IT. I say 'instate' because all colleges and universities in Washington by law have to accept the credits you receive in your local community college. If you have already taken the time to research what running start is by your own will, you will most likely do well in Running Start. ...

Hey all! This is the start of my blog, to provide information about precollege programs I partake in, and tips to help ensure the best possible path for you from high school to college. I hope this these posts give you a better understanding of each program, as well as provide you with new opportunities that you might not have known about!  This blog will be especially helpful for those of you who reside in Washington State, or plan to attend the University of Washington. I am intending to pursue STEM based majors at UW, and am currently a Junior in high school. This is my first year as a Running Start student (applicable to highschoolers in Washington State), and so far I am loving it. Tips about running start will come in a later post. Some PreCollege summer programs I am in, and/or have applied to as of March 2016 include: -  Washington Aerospace Scholars  (WAS)  ACCEPTED/PARTICIPATED  Link:  https://www.museumofflight.org/was Descripti...