Introduction
The brain widely considered the most important part body, it is debatably responsible for every single thing we know, love and connecting it all together. Every single success story is riddled with connections from person to person, it seems as if every fortune 500 company today can be traced back to one single moment in time. Many of these moments in time have happened due to college. Google, arguably the largest company in the world, with a market capitalization of 728.544 billion dollars, all started with two students that met at Stanford on September 4th, 1998. Facebook started out as a simple website in a dorm room at Harvard and grew to the largest social media platform in the world.
Carter after graduating HTHNC plans to major in computer science at the best school he can get into. He is exclusive looking at STEM schools because that is where his passions have passion is. Computer Science. Currently, a reach school he has in mind is the Berkeley MET program. The Berkeley MET program is a big reach, it has an acceptance rate of roughy 4% and takes about 20-30 kids a year. The program allows students to double major in business and EECS (which is computer science and electrical engineering). The program is only a few years old and it was built for extremely hardworking students who see themselves as future tech entrepreneurs. But Carter would also be more than happy to go into the EECS program itself, it is rated one of the best and hardest computer science majors in the entire world. Following, his fit school is Santa Clara University, Santa Clara is based right near the heat of the tech industry, Silicon Valley. Santa Clara has a much smaller school environment compared to to some other large Universities. Even though its computer science program is not the best, it is still ranked as one of the top programs in the country. Their class sizes are also a lot smaller, compared to berkeley where classes can be thousands of kids. This can be helpful for pursuing a better relationship with faculty. His fallback school is Montana State University. Montana State University has a very small, very hands on computer science program, a more project based approach to computer science, similar to High Tech High ;earning structure and surrealism.
Carter is a firm believer that the key to getting the most out of college is working your hardest, and knowing how to work your hardest when you don't want to and don't need to, is the most important skill to have. Not just within school, but with all the projects he will be working on outside of school. Not only is this skill helpful in just schooling, it is essential to succeeding in the workplace. Carter does not want be a developer his entire live, he is hungry to take over the world by whatever means possible. The only way to make this happen, is a lot of non-stop hard work.
Carter after graduating HTHNC plans to major in computer science at the best school he can get into. He is exclusive looking at STEM schools because that is where his passions have passion is. Computer Science. Currently, a reach school he has in mind is the Berkeley MET program. The Berkeley MET program is a big reach, it has an acceptance rate of roughy 4% and takes about 20-30 kids a year. The program allows students to double major in business and EECS (which is computer science and electrical engineering). The program is only a few years old and it was built for extremely hardworking students who see themselves as future tech entrepreneurs. But Carter would also be more than happy to go into the EECS program itself, it is rated one of the best and hardest computer science majors in the entire world. Following, his fit school is Santa Clara University, Santa Clara is based right near the heat of the tech industry, Silicon Valley. Santa Clara has a much smaller school environment compared to to some other large Universities. Even though its computer science program is not the best, it is still ranked as one of the top programs in the country. Their class sizes are also a lot smaller, compared to berkeley where classes can be thousands of kids. This can be helpful for pursuing a better relationship with faculty. His fallback school is Montana State University. Montana State University has a very small, very hands on computer science program, a more project based approach to computer science, similar to High Tech High ;earning structure and surrealism.
Carter is a firm believer that the key to getting the most out of college is working your hardest, and knowing how to work your hardest when you don't want to and don't need to, is the most important skill to have. Not just within school, but with all the projects he will be working on outside of school. Not only is this skill helpful in just schooling, it is essential to succeeding in the workplace. Carter does not want be a developer his entire live, he is hungry to take over the world by whatever means possible. The only way to make this happen, is a lot of non-stop hard work.
UC BerkeleyAdmission Rate: 19.7%
AVG GPA: 3.91 AVG SAT: 1334 AVG ACT: 31 Overall I think there is a reason this is my reach school, it would be tough to get into and is one of the most conceptive colleges in the entire nation, but for good reason -- They are ranked consistently in the top 5 computer science schools in the country. It would be a large transition from High Tech High to this University, it would take a lot of work, and a lot adjustment. But issn't that what college is for? It is also a fairly large school and can be easy to fall through the cracks. But once through I will have an education that will last a life time. |
Santa Clara UniversityAdmission Rate: 49.67%
AVG MATH: 640–730 AVG READING AND WRITING: 630–710 AVG ACT: 28–32 AVG GPA: 3.55–3.88 Santa Clara University is a mix between Berkeley and Montana state. You get the best of both worlds. It is not a prestigious as UC Berkeley but it is more prestigious than Montana State University. It is right in the heat of Silicon Vally which can lead to great opportunities during and after college. For example interning for a high level tech company which could lead to a higher level job in the future. But my main goal to to run my own startup and/or hedge fund, and what better place to grow your roots than Silicon Vally. |
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Interview
A few months ago I went up to Berkeley to attend a development conference. While I was there I met many students who attended the school. It was inspiring to be in a room with hundreds of smart people who always wanted work and build the next big thing. I would describe them as “hungry for knowledge”, what surprised me at first is that everyone was respectful and wanted to be there. They all had a common interest. This is in high contrast to high school and is why I believe college is so important. You can be surrounded with smart people with common interests, thus increasing your knowledge. Anyways I talked and works with a guy named Brad. He was a sophomore at UC Berkeley in the EECS program, which is electrical engineering and computer science. He said it was very tough, a huge jump from high school and first adapting to it was hard. But he claimed “If you know how to stay up and do work consistently till 3am, you'll have the time of your life”.That stuck with me. He kept talking about how sometimes he would pull all nighters in the lab -- but at the same time he always talked about how much he was learning and how much he was enjoying college.
The Future
- 2018
- Junior in Highschool
- Submit all college apps
- Continue interning at XYO Network
- Take calculus over the summer
- Junior in Highschool
- 2019
- Senior in Highschool
- Graduate High School
- Continue interning at XYO Network
- Take calculus 2
- Senior in Highschool
- 2020
- Freshmen in College
- CompSci 61A Structure & Interpretation of Computer Programs
- Math 1A Calculus
- Natural Science Elective
- Econ 1 Introduction to Economics
- CompSci 61B Data Structures
- El Eng 16A Designing Information Devices and Systems I
- Math 1B Calculus
- UGBA 10 Principles of Business
- Reading & Composition
- M.E.T. Special Topics
- Freshmen in College
- 2021
- Sophomore in College
- El Eng 16B Designing Information Devices and Systems II
- Math 53 Multivariable Calculus
- Physics 7A Physics for Scientists and Engineers
- Breadth Course
- Reading & Composition
- Sophomore in College
- 2022
- CompSci 61C Machine Structures
- CompSci 70 Discrete Mathematics and Probability Theory
- Physics 7B Physics for Scientists and Engineers
- Breadth Course
- Stat 21 Introductory Probability and Statistics for Business or Stat 134 Concepts of Probability
- El Eng 16B Designing Information Devices and Systems II
- Math 53 Multivariable Calculus
- Physics 7A Physics for Scientists and Engineers
- Breadth Course
- Reading & Composition
- Junior in College
- CompSci 61C Machine Structures
- 2023
- Senior in College
- Technical Electives
- Upper Division EECS
- UGBA 100 Business Communication
- UGBA 101A Microeconomic Analysis for Business Decisions
- UGBA 105 Leading People
- Breadth Course
- Upper Division EECS
- UGBA 107 The Social, Political and Ethical Environment of Business
- UGBA 101B Macroeconomic Analysis for Business Decisions
- UGBA 102A Introduction to Financial Accounting
- Start developing something “revolutionary with peers.”
- Graduate college with a CS Degree and Business Degree
- Senior in College
- 2024
- Get investors for the “revolutionary thing”
- Start developing that “revolutionary thing”with peers.
- Move to wherever is best for business.
- Get investors for the “revolutionary thing”
- 2025
- Start taking on new employees for the “revolutionary thing”.
- Rolling out beta technology.
- Start taking on new employees for the “revolutionary thing”.
- 2026
- Have token sale.
- Take on more employees.
- Have token sale.
- 2027
- Buy house.
- Release stable build.
- Buy house.
- 2028
- Bug fix till the end of time.
- Bug fix till the end of time.