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Liberal Arts

�I felt that it was pretty typical to be taking all of these different courses. My path was unique, but taking so many different types of courses doesn�t feel unique at ���ϰٿ�. There were so many classes I wanted to take, and there were only four spots to fill a semester. If I had another semester, I would take chemistry. And another economics class. And I�d like to take more math classes. And I�d also like to do physics.

�I didn�t want someone else to be dictating my education. I wanted to be making my own choices. ���ϰٿ� was willing to give me the power to do that � not only give me the power, but empower me.�

Mentored Research

�I realized I wanted to keep thinking about the economics of innovation, because I�d go into Professor [Brad] Graham office hours to talk about the reading, things related to the reading, or my internship. It got to the point where I asked if there was some way we could just continue talking about these things even though our class was going to end. And he said, �Yes, let do a guided reading.�

�We focused on the question �Are the technologies that are being developed today going to change society in a way that is fundamentally different than the way technologies have changed the world before?� We were trying to make sense of it together, and we were both equally lost together. We were working together as a team. And from my perspective what was so phenomenal was that it was just two people with different backgrounds trying to help each other out and understand the material.�