What's next for you?
Boston University Tanglewood Institute for the summer, then philosophy, literature, politics, and/or music at Yale!!

What aspect of college are you most looking forward to? What aspect makes you anxious?
I can't wait for: the people, the independence, and being passionate about classes. I'm nervous about ten-plus-page papers regularly, and building a baseline for a career.

What do you hope to be doing in 10 years?
Lawyer?.

What words do you live by?
A ll of them. Words are everything.

If I weren't so busy I would:
work out, practice, and read all day.

What is your most vivid high school memory?
Teatime with AP Biology

What will you miss most about your high school days?
My friends.

What would people be surprised to learn about you?
How inefficient I am.

How concerned are you about the environment?
I totally agree that we need to take sustainable steps towards reversing the severe damage, although it's not a major cause for me personally.

What worries you most about the environment?
Global warming, for it's possible role in shaping international relations over water and arable land disputes.

If you could write a letter to your ninth grade self, what advice would you give?
have no advice for ninth-grade Max - he/I did everything right the first time, no regrets.