PATHS-Up End-of-Program Review - HT

 PATHS-UP End-of-Program Review

Reflection

The overall process of learning and researching for the TinyWatch and other engineering-related activities was super fun and engaging. I learned a lot of new things including PCB, I didn't even know how powerful it would be, I thought it would just be a normal component needed to make a computer. I also learned a new programming language, which is C++, even though it's still pretty similar to Java, there were some small differences. Another thing that I was surprised with was the college life of the Rice students as I didn't know that college would be that fun and engaging. The campus tour and the discussion with the two Rice students let me know that Rice is a really engaging and close community. And also the OEDK tour showed me that Rice offers a lot of opportunities to its student by letting them use the machines and materials all they want if they want to explore!! I also learned about machine learning which was pretty eye-opening.

Sharing is Caring

I will definitely use the knowledge I got from this program to share it with my peers at school or even teachers! I've been sharing my experiences throughout the program with my friends but other things that are worth sharing are probably how easy it is to make a PCB digitally and you can order it online from a manufacturer. I also think I can share with my friends who are taking computer science how similar C++ is to Java.

Future Plans

I think I will try to learn C++ more to further my knowledge about it. And try to implement the components that I didn't get to do in my TinyWatch, including the GPS and the Bluetooth.