Humbled and honored to graduate alongside the class of 2022 at the NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study. The opportunity to attend an interdisciplinary program and create an individualized major has been such an unconventional experience, yet the most rewarding journey. Merging contrasting academic interests challenges you to transcend traditional parameters of thought and develop a strong sense of identity. I am constantly inspired by the unapologetic intellectual passion of my peers at Gallatin who are constantly breaking normatives. My concentration is centric to the discipline of Computer Science and explores the trajectory of technological innovation while considering how the political economy and narratives of media motivate and manipulate societal behavior and incentives. Gallatin has instilled a commitment in me to orient the future towards a more just and equal agenda. BA Individualized, Interdisciplinary Major — Software Engineering and the Future of Technology