Only 3 more days left for SSP to complete. However, I cannot believe I am in the final week of this program. The time flew relatively quick after receiving the “CONGRATULATIONS” email and then doing further steps. It was an incredible experience for me at SSP, especially coding and challenging problems. The program has made a deep impact on me in terms of influencing my major selection. It made it evident that I can do programming and I find it to be more demanding than other subjects.
Saturday morning started with me waking up early morning. It was the final target run, so I had to get ready for it. I went in a group of 3 with Ethan and Matthew. We drove to World Market, where I purchased a few chocolates and chips. As it was a very warm day, we agreed to eat lunch at a local shop. It was my first time eating pancakes and it was delicious and delightful. Matthew used his toy gun to eat pancakes which made us laugh the whole time. We had many interesting conversations about how SSP is so different from other science programs. At the Target shop, I took more things for my extremely long flight. We waited for a long time before we were picked by Ms. Doyle.
In the afternoon we attended a Wizard show by Dr. Dubson. where he talked about many different topics of physics, some of them being waves and phenomena of IR and UV rays. We went to the the 10th floor of the Physics building where we could see the whole area and it was quite amazing.
Dr. Dubson then gave us a tour of the Jila research centre, which had a lot of research equipment. Fun fact: 3 Nobel prizes have come from this research center. Finally, we got to know about our TA Peter’s research topic in Optics. He explained about Quantum mechanics and physics behind the experiment that he did during his research. The day ended with challenge problems and me playing table tennis.
SSP is indeed an experience of a lifetime. The academic part of SSP is quite rigorous and I had a nice time with people here at SSP. Most importantly, I learnt to live in a residential dorm and away from my family. The food was amazing during my stay at CUB campus. The staff interacted incredibly well when I discussed my doubts with them.
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Hi! I am Hrishabh, and I am a rising senior at Nalanda Academy, India. I like to do Physics, Math and Astronomy. While I am not doing Physics or Math, you can find me playing Badminton or making new dishes.
