Wow, kids these days must love drinking the Kool Aid. The music video for the recent Sean Kingston and Justin Bieber single “Eenie Meenie” is not the snazziest out there. I do enjoy the song–I guess it’s one of those personal, secret tastes that others wouldn’t guess about you. Not that I listen to it [...]
Archive for April, 2010
Justin Bieber and Alcohol: A Bad Role Model for Teens
Posted in Mohit Agrawal on April 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
An Open Letter: Thanks Flo!
Posted in Mohit Agrawal, WLHS on April 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Hi Flo, Congratulations on recapturing the Best Website award in Atlanta! WBI 461′s website has established a long tradition of excellence, and I’m happy to see that the tradition has continued. Winning the Best Website award for an unprecedented second time does not mean that the award carries any less importance, and considering that this [...]
Thinking about Princeton? (v)
Posted in College Admissions, Mohit Agrawal, Princeton University on April 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q: Can you talk about the residential system at Princeton and the role of eating clubs? I’m trying to decide between Princeton and MIT. A: Everyone has a unique take on the eating clubs, about whether the clubs are a positive or negative at Princeton, about whether the clubs segregate students based on socioeconomic status, etc. [...]
Thinking about Princeton? (iv)
Posted in College Admissions, Mohit Agrawal, Princeton University on April 24, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Q: What are your views on grade deflation? Does it diminish your academic experience, and make things a lot more stressful? I do wish to take harder classes that challenge myself (I really don’t want to be taking easy classes just to get As), but I’m worried if it’ll affect my GPA significantly. Is there [...]
Thinking about Princeton? (iii)
Posted in College Admissions, Mohit Agrawal, Princeton University on April 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q: How is economics at Princeton like? I hear that it’s a pretty large department (about 200/300 undergrads), is there interaction with the professors and do you still learn as much? Do you like the core/ distribution requirements? Is it easy to explore a lot of different courses at Princeton, as I’m not sure yet [...]
Thinking about Princeton? (ii)
Posted in College Admissions, Mohit Agrawal, Princeton University on April 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Q: I am curious to find out if there are any trainings or opportunities related to social entrepreneurship in Princeton. Besides, are there many Princeton graduates who become social entrepreneurs? A: Great question! Princeton is a hub of social entrepreneurship and offers its students many different opportunities to get involved in different projects. I currently [...]
Thinking about Princeton? (i)
Posted in College Admissions, Mohit Agrawal, Princeton University on April 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been having email exchanges with a few admitted students about the various attributes of Princeton, and I want to share some of my responses. Q: Can you discuss the relative merits of the physics and math programs at Princeton to CalTech’s? What is Princeton’s social atmosphere like? A: It’s great to hear that you’re [...]
