I had a fun time going to Philly (again!) to participate in Materials science and Codebusters events of scioly. Though I learned a lot while briefly prepping for these events, our results were disappointing (54/65 place overall and the highest score was Matsci with 33/65). Instead of taking this failure to heart however, I thought over it and decided to split this point into IMPROVEMENTS and THINGS I LIKED ANYWAY. IMPROVEMENTS: "Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence..." -Nikola Tesla As a sophomore / new to this team, it seems like my responsibility to help run the team next year. I'm clear that the fault is not with ...