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Gearing Up for FPN
Last week, I finished up my final product and prepared for Final Presentation Night. It was satisfying to finally finish the poster and...

Rajas Ketkar
Apr 10, 20231 min read
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Boola Boola
This past week, I went on a mentor visit, continued work on my final product, and decided where I’ll be going to college! When I went to...

Rajas Ketkar
Apr 3, 20231 min read
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A (Rather Warm) Winter Showcase
Over the past couple of weeks, I enjoyed spring break, heard back from some colleges, and attended ISM Research Showcase, while preparing...

Rajas Ketkar
Mar 27, 20232 min read
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Turning 18!
This past week, I worked on my (overdue) ISM original work speech and celebrated my 18th birthday! My speech went well, and I’m proud of...

Rajas Ketkar
Mar 6, 20231 min read
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Math Contest & UIL Finally Over
This past week, I finished up one portion of my final product and completed my product progress assessment. At this point, I have...

Rajas Ketkar
Feb 27, 20231 min read
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XYMOL Is Now on Two Repositories!
This past week, I completed a research assessment and made significant progress on my final product. We also had an etiquette lunch at...

Rajas Ketkar
Feb 20, 20232 min read
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So Many Presentations
This past week, I began researching the process of adding packages to conda-forge. The tutorials made it seem relatively straightforward,...

Rajas Ketkar
Feb 13, 20231 min read
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Snow Week!
It turns out that we were destined to have some snow! Aside from two and a half periods on Monday, I spent most of last week at home,...

Rajas Ketkar
Feb 6, 20231 min read
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Snow in Texas?
This past week I submitted my final product proposal and calendar with mentor feedback, along with a research assessment over the drug...

Rajas Ketkar
Jan 30, 20231 min read
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Gallery Walk Week
This past week, I met with my mentor, planned out my final product, and finished my display board. I drove down to SMU on Tuesday, which...

Rajas Ketkar
Jan 23, 20231 min read
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Getting Through January
Last week was my first week of second semester—thankfully only four days long. I have one new class: AP Macroeconomics, and I’m enjoying...

Rajas Ketkar
Jan 16, 20231 min read
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One Semester Left
I have been enjoying Winter Break the past couple of weeks, mostly by resting at home and spending time with friends and family....

Rajas Ketkar
Jan 10, 20231 min read
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Winter Break is Almost Here!
This past week, I continued to code my original work and met some of Dr. Tao’s other undergraduate and graduate students. I also...

Rajas Ketkar
Dec 12, 20221 min read
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Paper Published!
This past Thursday, I was very happy to see my paper finally published online! Even better was that I received a full-text link to the...

Rajas Ketkar
Dec 5, 20221 min read
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Over Thanksgiving Break
Over the last two weeks, I completed research on my original work and worked on my product. I also tried to enjoy my Thanksgiving break,...

Rajas Ketkar
Nov 28, 20221 min read
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Two Speeches Done, Two Left
Last week, I presented my research speech: the first real ISM speech of the year. It went better than I expected, probably because I...

Rajas Ketkar
Nov 14, 20221 min read
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Approaching Research Speeches
This past week, I completed two research assessments and began to work on my research speech slides. In my research, I got an overview of...

Rajas Ketkar
Nov 7, 20221 min read
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Paper Accepted for Publication!
This past week I updated my digital portfolio and completed an interview for ISM. I really like being able to see over a year’s worth of...

Rajas Ketkar
Oct 31, 20221 min read
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Homecoming Week
Last week, I brainstormed ideas for my original work and wrote up an original work proposal to cement my plan. I intend to meet with my...

Rajas Ketkar
Oct 24, 20221 min read
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Yet Another Valuable Interview
This past week I went on an interview with a UTD professor, wrote an assessment for ISM, and kept myself busy with other work. On Friday,...

Rajas Ketkar
Oct 17, 20221 min read
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