being conducive to biology can be interpreted in a lot of ways. are you someone who just wants to study life sciences for a degree? maybe you’re someone who aspires to be a doctor, saving lives here and there. maybe you’re just someone who appreciates the complex, enigmatic nature of life itself.

at one point, I was all three. an old-timer who used his high school stem cell research as an excuse to follow a biology/bioengineering degree. a firm believer in the importance of the world and the lives of everyone in it. a student who wanted to delve deeper, who could never get enough of the mysterious edge cases that defy textbook principles.

I’m no longer all three. after all, it took me 2.5 years before finally deciding to take my biology requirement here, something I’d meant to complete freshman spring.

revisiting biology after four years, my emotions haven’t really changed. the fervor I had throughout the semester really does surprise me—always raising my hand in recitation, always asking about potential situations that could break a problem presented. the scientist rose once more. if we assume that computer science isn’t a science.

there are only so many things one can do in life. classical guitar, videogames, novels, friends, food, relaxation, sleep, code, papers… the list goes on and on. where would life be had I stuck to biology?

ah, Lord, I suppose only you know.

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