now

What I have and will be focused on, over a timescale of the last and next few quarters & years.

quarters

Last updated: Q1 2026

I’m in my last semester of undergrad; I’ll graduate with a degree in philosophy from UC Berkeley in May 2026. I’m currently taking five philosophy courses: on probability theory and inductive reasoning; on intermediate formal logic; a survey of theories of ethics; on metaphysics; and, a required, lower-division course on the history of philosophy after the ancients up to ~1900.

I’m also advising for the UC Berkeley effective altruism club.

years

Last updated: Q1 2026

There are some natural joints along which my internal narrative carves the last few years of my life:

  • The 2022–23 academic year: after graduating high school, I went to Brandeis to study philosophy, and started organizing for the Brandeis effective altruism club.

  • From May 2023 – August 2024: I took a full academic year off college. Most of my time was spent working, the rest traveling — this post goes into more detail. Also during this year off, I applied (2023 fall), and was accepted (2024 spring), to transfer to UC Berkeley.

  • From August 2024 – present: I started as a philosophy major at Berkeley in the 2024 fall semester, and graduate in May 2026. Despite my unusual academic path, I’ll be graduating on-time, in a total of 2.5 years.

A few random other tidbits about how I’ve been spending my time over the last few years: