Goals revisited + some short-term and long-term goals

by shiningsunnyday, May 7, 2017, 5:12 PM

...life is always more fun with goals!

Goals posted as of a post in September:

[Goal] [Priority] (Difficulty)
Get a 4.0 [10/10] (6/10)
Gid gud enough to consistently solve USAMO 1/4s [9/10] (11/10)
Test the waters of research [6/10] (?/10)
Raise my PSAT/SAT scores [8/10] (7/10)
Back to APUSH! [6/10] (8/10)
Pass the f=ma exam [5/10] (7/10)
Be a more charismatic person [4/10] (12/10)
Try not to die of stress

Success!

Git gud enough to consistently solve USAMO 1/4s
Test the waters of research
Back to APUSH!

Partial success?

Raise my PSAT/SAT scores
Be a more charismatic person

Failure...

Get a 4.0
Pass the f=ma exam
Try not to die of stress

Then of course, I'm pretty happy with my contest results this year - nothing extremely wondrous (rip 3 points off 252 USAMO index goal, one problem off MOP dream), but still solid enough for me to retire happy from junior year after an excruciating school year. USAMO HM next year?

Looking forward, the future feels both secure and insecure at the same time, so let's start with some goals from now until the end of summer:

Start co-writing an AIME geo book with AIME god librian2000
Try to get my Javascript game
This was originally my AP CSP project, but I really liked the process of making the game that I thought I could make it better (add more features, levels, speed changes, etc.)

Of course, it has to be able to go from keyboard to touch screen as well as being independent of the codehs library of Javascript commands.

Darn still a lot to figure out.
onto the app store
Get to 75 KG
I think I will need to start running both in the morning and in late afternoon/night, as one run isn't enough...
- the extent to which my trash body is disappointing me is getting ridiculous
Get our paper published? Not quite satisfied with a pre-print will ask people at ISEF
Make the most out of Ross - make as much connections as I can (with peers, professors) and post one problem per day on my blog?
Do more college research, esp. their math departments and visit a lot of colleges and finish early apps?
Study SAT - consistent 1530-1550s would be nice
Start a relationship? Lolz

I've got some greater ambitions for senior year, but will probably not reveal until after summer.

Comments?

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ok dude you're not fat

do you not understand how hot you look

like i'm not actually kidding you're pretty hot

...funny

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by wu2481632, May 7, 2017, 5:16 PM

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@above: I think you need to get a girlfriend because SSD is not that hot(just like me). You said you had looks, a 10/10 personality, and you made USAJMO so why can't you get one.

lolz

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by First, May 7, 2017, 5:23 PM

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I don't think JS programs go on the app store - JS is a language used for websites. Of course, just put it on a website!

If you want to make money, it's (let me put it this way) extraordinary difficult to generate income from games. Games don't fulfill any particular purpose, so the industry is basically winner take all, and the advantage is going to established companies with giant wallets. Of course, if you want to make games for fun or learning that's all fine; just don't do it expecting compensation. Doesn't mean you won't get any, but expect none.

Also I broke something:

RIP HOPES OF MAKING MONEY. ok i'll see what i can do with it

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by MathAwesome123, May 7, 2017, 5:30 PM

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I'm not a good judge of male attractiveness, but based on your FB profile pic you look pretty sharp

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by zephyrcrush78, May 7, 2017, 5:54 PM

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I never quite understood the SAT subject test situation. Do we have to take a subject test and which ones should we take?

some elite colleges require two subject tests - one humanities and one math/science, and usually you take one after the corresponding AP Exam, which is why i'm taking USH and chem this year (i think any aopser can do math II).

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by Mathaddict11, May 7, 2017, 9:57 PM

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Are you Chinese? (and currently in China)?

Because your English is more sophisticated than 99% of my peers..

I'm from LA, but goes to American school in China cause job reasons. I'm fluent in both.

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by DigitalDagger, May 8, 2017, 12:29 AM

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What SAT score? I got 1490 in october and my mom hassled me so I signed up for the March SAT and got 1540. Reading and grammar are sad times (I didn't finish the reading section for that one

). I heard that if your GPA is good enough then the SAT doesn't matter as much (My GPA is trash though that's a problem)

Do post a problem a day about Ross: That sounds like a fun (for me) time for my summer (see i told you my grammar was bad)! Unfortunately I didn't get accepted so I won't be meeting you unfortunately

Also an AIME geo textbook sounds godlike keep us updated

oh and I kissed a girl once dm me if you want relationship advice lol

@Mathaddict11: You take what you want. Some schools (most notoriously MIT) require two "STEM" SATII's or just 2 SATII's in general. Of course, this is only a small part of your college resumé (more important are grades, regular SAT, extracurriculars).

SAT. Thanks.

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by jonlin1000, May 8, 2017, 2:06 AM

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post one problem per day on my blog?

computers aren't allowed lol. you wont have the time anyways

aw

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by chocopuff, May 8, 2017, 7:14 AM

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SSD don't pull a G_U, yhu're too good for that. If you want to know what "pulling a G_U" means check G_U's blog.

what?

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by First, May 12, 2017, 12:35 PM

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The above is trying to start some trend that no one really wants to follow....

by leequack, May 12, 2017, 1:46 PM

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The blog is locked right?
by First, Apr 14, 2018, 6:00 PM
Great, amazing, inspiring blog. Good luck in life, and just know I aspire to succeed as you will in the future.
by mgrimalo, Apr 7, 2018, 6:19 PM
Yesyesyes
by shiningsunnyday, Mar 29, 2018, 5:30 PM
:O a new background picture
by MathAwesome123, Mar 29, 2018, 3:39 PM
did you get into MIT?
by 15Pandabears, Mar 15, 2018, 10:42 PM
wait what new site?
by yegkatie, Feb 11, 2018, 1:49 AM
Yea, doing a bit of cleaning before migrating to new site
by shiningsunnyday, Jan 21, 2018, 2:43 PM
Were there posts made in December 2017 for this blog and then deleted?

I ask because I was purging my thunderbird inbox and I found emails indicating new blog posts of yours.

email do not lie
by jonlin1000, Jan 21, 2018, 12:12 AM
@below sorry not accepting contribs
by shiningsunnyday, Dec 11, 2017, 11:15 AM
contrib plez?
also wow this blog is very popular
by DavidUsa, Dec 10, 2017, 7:53 PM
@First: lol same

first shout of december
by coolmath34, Dec 6, 2017, 2:32 PM
XD this blog is hilarious
by Mitsuku, Nov 21, 2017, 7:40 PM
@wu2481632: stop encouraging SSD to procrastinate(blog entries are fun but procrastination isn't).
by First, Aug 7, 2017, 5:02 PM
3.5 weeks without a post
by Flash12, Aug 4, 2017, 8:10 AM
First august shout!!
by adik7, Aug 1, 2017, 6:52 AM
"Also, I figured that whenever"

Darn, whenever what?

Belated (oops sorry) well-wishes on the 2016 AMC10A!
by DeathLlama9, Feb 3, 2016, 3:23 AM
what is a 8char?
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by chocopuff, Jan 30, 2016, 3:38 AM
yadayadayadayadayadayada amc 10 is near... hope you get into JMO...
by whiteawesomesun, Jan 30, 2016, 2:45 AM
so much hype and stress!
by chocopuff, Jan 29, 2016, 2:14 PM
Lol lets reconcile man
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I'm excited!
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by jh235, Jan 7, 2016, 8:15 PM
Post something!
by whiteawesomesun, Jan 4, 2016, 3:54 PM
at least I claim second shot
by Kline, Dec 29, 2015, 1:45 AM
first shout >
by oceanair, Dec 28, 2015, 6:00 AM

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Goals revisited + some short-term and long-term goals

by shiningsunnyday, May 7, 2017, 5:12 PM

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