Hey guys!

My name’s Grace Leibow and I’m from right outside of Pittsburgh, Pa. Since I’m the most indecisive person I know, right now I’m undecided. I have a lot of different interests, including business, public relations, journalism, and french, but basically the only thing I know for certain is that I want to study anything that doesn’t relate to science. I may sound like I’m overreacting, but I swear I just can’t stand it.

It’s honestly nothing personal, I’ve just always always always hated it. I feel like it has to do with the fact that my science teachers have consistently been pretty awful. I know there are a few good ones in there, but for the most part, they’ve never quite convinced me that rocks, atoms, and black nothingness that I will never fully understand is interesting enough to form a career around. Also, I tend to overthink things, and so when I need to consider stuff that I can’t possibly wrap my head around, like the universe for example, I get pretty overwhelmed and confused. However, I still think that learning about space and our world is interesting, I just couldn’t see myself studying it.

I chose this class because I really needed a science Gen Ed, but like everyone else, I needed the least science-y class I could find. My temporary advisor told me this was one of the most interesting classes ever and had such an awesome professor who genuinely cares about science, and just wants to instill in students an appreciation of it. So, I immediately signed up. When I first looked over the schedule handed out, I got so excited to learn about all of those questions. A flexible class like this, with no real textbook, but simply fascinating, student-assisted discussion is honestly the best type of environment for me. I can’t wait to spend my Tuesdays and Thursdays with everyone in the best class of the week!