<p>I read somewhere in a book (like the Princeton Review or something) that a student quoted that it is about 1/3 Jewish, 1/3 Catholic and 1/3 something else. Keep in mind, this is just what a student quoted, not necessarily the true breakdown.</p>
<p>Oh sh-t. I’m old now. :)</p>
<p>Hahaha, congratulations on surviving to such an old age! :)</p>
<p>@Johnnydr
Give us a follow up.
How did it go at WashU?
What are you doing now?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>My experience at Wash U was–all things said and done–amazing and life changing. There were some bad times, but there were mostly good times. </p>
<p>It went something like:
Freshman year - fantastic
Sophomore year - meh
Junior year - better
Senior year - transcendant :-)</p>
<p>I originally went as an Olin Scholar at the business school. But that changed. (Luckily, the scholarship money stayed the same!) Over the course of four years, I took classes in the b-school, the arts and sciences school, the arts school, the architecture school, and the engineering school. I ended up graduating with a degree in political science and a minor in economics, with the hope of making documentary films. While at Wash U, I had the good fortune of interning at an Emmy-winning production studio in DC with a New York Times reporter. </p>
<p>Alas, coming from a middle class background, I couldn’t afford to risk documentary filmmaking in the worst financial crisis since the great depression. I still had loans to pay off. I decided to go with my next passion: tech startups. I took the less prestigious route than many of my friends–a lot of whom were landing top consulting gigs or going to elite grad school programs–and I chose to study computer science for 3 semesters at the undergraduate level at a state program after graduating from Wash U. I finished that this past May. (My path was very unconventional. If it makes you feel more comfortable, I could rattle off a list of some of the graduate programs my friends/close acquaintances headed to --Berkeley, Caltech, Harvard, MIT, etc.)</p>
<p>The thing I’m most thankful to Wash U for is giving me the option to change and to grow. My life plans changed so many time as I had to figure out what was most fulfilling to me. I took classes in design, architecture, fiction writing, film, programming, business, etc. I was heavily involved in activism–especially environmental activism. After having spent my first two years with friends that I slowly grew apart from, I found the closest group of friends I may ever find through an environmental sustainability BLOC ([BLOC</a> Program](<a href=“Residential Life - Students”>Residential Life - Students)). We’re still close, chat regularly, and have reunions around the country. We have too many epic memories of hiking snow-covered mountains, canoeing turbulent waters, and just hanging out. I don’t know that I’ll ever again form a group of friends with that combination of intellectual curiosity, soaring passion, and goofy down-to-earthness, but here’s to hoping! I at least now have a solid template.</p>
<p>I now live on the West Coast, where I cofounded a tech startup that is composed a strong team of smart and passionate individuals working on topics related to my passions, sustainability and the environment. For the startup, it’s still early [and subject to potential failure], but as far as I’m concerned, I’m getting to live one of my best case scenarios, and I feel incredibly lucky.</p>
<p>So go learn, go explore, go love and be loved, go change. Mostly, just go!</p>
<p>/oldmanrant</p>
<p>Thanks for sharing your story! 
I wish you the best of luck!</p>
<p>Thanks for providing your story.<br>
It sounds great to me.
I selected WashU because i felt that it could have a profound impact on my life.</p>
<p>johnnydr87, reading your post made me feel happier than I care to admit. I know you’re busy and may not find yourself back on CC for a long time, but if you ever have the time and willingness, I’d love to ask you more about Wash U. :)</p>
<p>Oh wow. This is really cool…</p>
<p>Thanks for the insight!</p>