Learning Quadratics
One Christmas break in my 12 year life-span I was learning how to expand and factor things like (a+b)^2 =…
Coming Up Short
Throughout my math career, I have struggled with my confidence in myself. In 6th grade I took my first AMC…
The Worst Trip
The speaker sounded, the captain’s voice sounded out, “We are now arriving at New York City. ” I squeezed past…
A Haunted House Indeed
Even though it was the afternoon and the sun was still high, me and my family had arrived at Disney…
A Splinter in my Hand
It was a nice sunny summer day in my backyard until I got a splinter in my hand. It all…
The Test
One day when I was doing schoolwork on the computer, my mother suddenly told me that I had a test…
Bargaining in Mexico Forever
Have you ever been in a bargaining situation before? Because I have. I still remember the time when me and…
Lost in School
I was laying in bed, sleeping soundly, feeling cozy in my bed. Today was the first day of middle school,…
Persist Through Failure
Math competitions are a challenge that I have enjoyed very much throughout my elementary years. I like the challenge of…
Private to Public
For most of my life, I was surrounded by private schools and international, expensive education. It was competitive, toxic, but…