Education

Looking back on my first semester at CMU, I wanted to share my thoughts and experiences with the courses I took. This might be helpful for future students planning their schedules. This semester I took 4 courses. The workload was intense but manageable with good time management. Here’s my breakdown: 18-613: Introduction to Computer Systems While the famous CSAPP course has been extensively reviewed and is taught at many universities, here’s my personal perspective on the CMU experience. ...

The landscape of learning has been fundamentally transformed. In an era where Large Language Models can generate code and explain complex concepts, the traditional barriers to learning have largely disappeared. What remains—and what has become more important than ever—is curiosity. The Great Democratization Not too long ago, learning new technologies or skills required: Access to expensive courses or textbooks Mentorship from experienced practitioners Trial and error through countless hours of debugging Physical presence in classrooms or labs Today, anyone with internet access can have a conversation with an AI that knows more about programming, mathematics, science, and virtually any field than most human experts. The means of learning are no longer the bottleneck—curiosity and the drive to learn are. ...