From 27697399314827f596f1ba5ebb359c21e846f7c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Holden Rohrer
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2020 17:20:52 -0400
Subject: fixed the humblebrag & word ct
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application/06_tech_essays | 5 ++---
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
(limited to 'application/06_tech_essays')
diff --git a/application/06_tech_essays b/application/06_tech_essays
index da7dea5..4ce7e7a 100644
--- a/application/06_tech_essays
+++ b/application/06_tech_essays
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ Why do you want to study your chosen major [Computer Science and
Mathematics] specifically at Georgia Tech?
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"You should check out this website. It's called Project Euler," my
-friend Holden told me in fourth grade.
->> feels like a humble-brag
+friend Holden told me almost seven years ago.
Project Euler is a list of math puzzles that require a computer to
solve, and I fell in love with the problem-solution paradigm.
Project Euler's "challenges" require experimentation, careful critical
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ the student-run hackathons.
>> I mean, this is entirely true, but do I need to mention the
>> institutional stuff like competitions, hackathons, etc, or would that
>> come off as insincere?
->> probably include, but there's no room (... words)
+>> probably include, but there's no room (289 words)
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All applicants must choose one of the two questions below:
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