Stanford Quarterly Reflection (Y3Q2)

From the desk of Benji Welner in the sky between Austin and the Hamptons. I continue to insist that winter is the best quarter at Stanford. And that late is better than never. Academics Classes were sort of hit-or-miss. I don’t know how that should translate into my enrollment practices going forward but I will certainly consider my options. ME103: Product Realization (Design and Making) Woah! As it turns out, metal is a big leap up from plastics. To quote a dazzlingly handsome fella’s project writeup for the course: I have never worked as hard as I worked on ME163* ever in my life. The stress alone has taken years off my life, and that’s not even factoring in the grease and aluminum shavings I’ve eaten. ME103 dominated my life in the winter. After careening my way through the experimental process-exploration phase of stool design, I had only three weeks to do the actual fabrication. Vivek had finished his sundial watch by the end of week 8. During finals period—just over two weeks…