The latest articles on DEV Community by Yasaman (Yasi) Mostafavi (@yasi). https://dev.to/yasi https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F205824%2Fa2910290-73d3-42ac-a666-e2f281eb243d.jpeg https://dev.to/yasi en Yasaman (Yasi) Mostafavi Wed, 28 Aug 2019 02:45:37 +0000 https://dev.to/yasi/welcome-to-the-real-world-kid-50pc https://dev.to/yasi/welcome-to-the-real-world-kid-50pc <p>It felt like my graduation cap had just barely hit the ground when I was whisked away, to a concrete jungle for another 4 years of new experiences.</p> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th><img src="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fthepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fi%2Fqt9lud5qrzg2bnvc9yaw.jpg" alt="Alt Text"></th> <th><img src="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fthepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fi%2F7armow592mek1zvxqmod.jpg" alt="Alt Text"></th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> </tbody> </table></div> <p>I am so lucky to be able to say that I graduated with honors, and was accepted into Illinois Institute of Technology and their computer science program. I'm pretty ready to destroy these freshman computer science classes.</p> <p>On the first week of classes, I decided to adventure outside my dorm and meet up with one of my brand new friends at the architecture studio where he was doing work for his major. I walked in to see him facing a blank page. He hadn't even started his assignment due the following afternoon.</p> <p>"You're not even going to be able to sleep tonight!" I scolded him. "What are you going to do for the next 5 years?"</p> <p>He shrugged. He said he was used to it and had little concern for his sanity. Being sleep deprived is "...part of the Archie way," he said to me. I informed him I would be at his throat all year till he got his act together. </p> <p>He thought for a moment to see if he was okay with this stranger girl barking at him in his own classroom. He tilted his head, and asked: </p> <h2> "Are you someone who changes people?" </h2> <p>"Yes. I think I am."</p>