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Physiology Major, UCLA '27

Some of my favorite classes at UCLA so far.
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MCD Bio 60
  • Ethics of stem cell research, and other bioethical topics
  • Super fascinating to clearly articulate ethics in a biological and scientific setting
Principles of Oral Communication
  • Extemporaneous speech, real-time argument structure
  • Won extra credit for best speeches
Economics 185, Prof. Stephen Ross
  • Investing, accounting, sales, and markets
  • Prof. Ross drives from San Diego every Monday evening to teach. Almost feels like storytelling, not a lecture
  • Lead with your heart
  • Compound interest and HYSA
Computer Science 97, Entrepreneurship
  • Mini Y Combinator at UCLA, taught by founders of MapQuest and DreamHost
  • Built asksephira.com and won the pitch competition
PhysSci 107, Systems Anatomy
  • The cadaver class; tested on every cranial nerve and structure of the body
  • Changed how I think about medicine
Physics 5B, Thermodynamics and Waves
  • Best professor I had; made physics explain everything around you
  • Heat systems, noise-cancelling headphones, blood flow, the Doppler effect