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rjmac - who has written 10 posts on In Our Words….

I'm an Actuarial Math Major from Kingston, Jamaica. Class 2012 On campus I play Women's Rugby, am a Brother in Alpha Phi Omega a community service fraternity, and am apart of the National Society of Black Engineers.

Beautiful Day, WPI Brings the Sunshine………

Monday, February 15, 2010

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So Thursday started out as a nice beautiful sunny day. Quite opposite to the previous day which was gloomy and cold from the snow storm. From the clear blue skies to the relatively warm 30 degree weather, all in all it was a great day when I walked to my first class at 11am.
Now such [...]

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I’m doing Midterms and you’re just starting class ??!!!!

Thursday, February 4, 2010

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So I found it truly ironic that some schools have just started classes in the past week and I already have midterms. Now if I was a glass half empty type of person I’d be bummed BUT since I see the glass as half full I realize that we have a nifty 10 day break starting from [...]

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C-TERM!!!! Sophmore year is slipping away!

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

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Hey All!!! It’s been a while since my last post and in that time I went home to nice sunny Jamaica for Christmas break. Of course I had to run away from the cold and rejuvenate myself with some nice Caribbean breezes.
In any case  its now February 2nd today and its 92 days [...]

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WPI….A Melting Pot of Culture

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

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So last Saturday was WPI’s International Student Council’s (ISC) Annual International Student Dinner. It was absolutely amazing. With an international students coming from  70 countries, WPI is quite diverse. To see all the countries on display with some performances by students from Greece, India, China, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Costa Rica and many more showcasing bits [...]

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Grown-Up Decisions: Kevin Garnett Vs. Midterms

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

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So today I got an offer that I can’t believe I refused.Here goes my story from the beginning:
I am a HUGE KEVIN GARNETT ergo I’m a CELTICS FAN and tomorrow they night they are playing the Golden State Warriors in Boston. Imagine my good fortune when one of my friends offers me two tickets [...]

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My Seasonal Mosaic….

Sunday, November 8, 2009

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I was a spring 2009 freshman when I came to WPI, and coming from a tropical country were there are basically just two seasons, Hot and not so hot, and then being submerged in the New England winter well lets just say it was an initial shock to my system. I think I adjusted [...]

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Sonic Roadtrip…

Saturday, October 24, 2009

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So today me and two of my friends Ally and Taylor went on an hour road trip to Sonic. Why? Well the nearest Sonic to WPI is roughly 55 miles away in Peabody, MA. It however was so worth it because they have a new Mocha Chip Java Chiller which was just BRILLIANT!!!! It is [...]

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Finals are HERE!!!!

Monday, October 12, 2009

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“Finals are here!!!!” – I had that as my facebook status and got a lot of hits. My friends from other colleges were puzzled. They asked, ‘What’s that about?’, ‘Didn’t you just go back?’ and in answer to those lovely questions I briefly explained WPI’s 3-classes for every 7-week term. Stressful? Personally I don’t believe [...]

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The Working World…The Final Frontier

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

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So last week Wednesday I attended the first career fair of the year, so I dusted off my fancy shoes donned a spiffy suit and went to mix and mingle with the head honchos of the insurance and financial profession. All this was in hopes of landing a summer internship in my field next year [...]

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WPI, Behind the Goat….Who Am I?

Monday, September 21, 2009

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HEY HEY HEY!
My name is Ruth, and I am a sophomore at WPI from the beautiful island of Jamaica. I am an Actuarial Mathematics major. Now you may be reading this and be like ‘oh she’s just a math major’, but not so, I’m so much more.  Actuarial Math includes a number of interrelating subjects, [...]

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