Bon Voyage '05
By Greg Rienzi The Gazette
Nearly 200 soon-to-be Johns Hopkins graduates set sail
last Thursday for a three-hour cruise in the Inner Harbor.
The event kicked off Senior Week 2005, a slate of
activities that will end on May 25 with a luncheon in the
Decker Gardens hosted by President William R. Brody. This
year's package of events also includes a Club Crawl at the
Power Plant, a trip to Six Flags America, a senior formal
and a party in the infield on Preakness Day. The Gazette
caught up with some of the seniors (and one junior) as they
were boarding the Lady Baltimore to ask them: What is the
most important thing you've learned while at Johns
Hopkins?
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"The importance of balancing study
with having a good time."
—Grace Hong, Manhasset, N.Y.,
Philosophy
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"How to take information in and
process it ... to think critically and to read critically.
Not so much the actual hard knowledge, but how to find out
what you're looking for. How to do research. To learn how
to learn, basically."
—Ishai Mooreville, Merion Station, Pa.,
International Studies
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"Problem solving. I was always
being thrown into new situations that I hadn't been in
before. Most of the time, I was like, 'I can't do this,' or
'I've never done anything like this before.' So, for me, it
was evaluating the situation — the problem I was
faced with — and then coming up with a new way to
find the answer."
—Carl Busart, Columbus, Ind., Biomedical
Engineering
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"If you put your mind to it, you
can do whatever you want. When I came here, I didn't know
that I would meet Al Gore and Michael Moore, be class
president, talk to my class at graduation. I heard my
freshman year that here it's all about opportunity, but you
have to grab it."
—Payal Patel, Houston, Public
Health
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I've learned about the city of
Baltimore and the diversity here. I think learning about
what the community is that you're living in is the most
important thing about being at Johns Hopkins. Baltimore is
a very vibrant city. I worked with the Tutorial Project,
and I've learned a lot about the backgrounds of the kids
here. Hopkins gives you a nice way to venture out into the
city and give back to the community."
—Sarah Dennis, Houston, Biology
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"I've learned more about myself
and how the world works a little bit more. I came from a
small private school — the same school since
kindergarten — so I didn't know how people really
are."
—Vandna Jerath, Martinez, Ga.,
Neuroscience
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"Who I am, what I want to do with
my life and how to get there."
—Bita Azhdam, Rockville, Md.,
Neuroscience
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"Being on the student council and
being captain of the tennis team, I've learned about
leadership and teamwork. Knowing how to work together and
how to deal with each other really helps us in the real
world."
—Justin Belisario, West Covina, Calif.,
Neuroscience
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"How to build a bridge."
—Shaun Lee, Singapore, junior, Civil
Engineering
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"To get involved. I know most of
my friends have chosen to be involved in different
organizations and different clubs, or even academics or
research. Just to do something, and then follow and pursue
it as much as you can."
—Stephen Popowski, Bensalem, Pa.,
Biology
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