{"id":2577,"date":"2012-09-22T19:29:29","date_gmt":"2012-09-23T02:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/?p=2577"},"modified":"2018-04-03T08:23:29","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T15:23:29","slug":"mit-challenge-final-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/22\/mit-challenge-final-week\/","title":{"rendered":"One Week Left in the MIT Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Week 51 - Last Week of the MIT Challenge\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4pP68s3rjL4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the final week of the MIT Challenge. As of right now I have one more exam to write (I&#8217;ve already finished the preparation) and one more programming project, the last of six for computer graphics.<\/p>\n<p>Practically, I feel the knowledge I&#8217;ve gained will serve me well as an entrepreneur. While programming knowledge certainly isn&#8217;t a prerequisite for building companies, I personally like to quickly experiment with prototypes, which becomes much easier when you can build them yourself. Deepening my programming knowledge is something I&#8217;d like to continue for the years ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Intellectually the challenge has also opened me to many areas of science and mathematics. Artificial intelligence was my favorite topic throughout the program, and an area that relies on the extensive mathematical and theoretical foundations MIT teaches. 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