Co-Op Nursery School - Urbana, IL

1979-1982

I don't remember too much of Co-Op, except what's been told to me by my parents - I was a terror, I learned a whole lot, and I gained a lot of my personality from interacting with all of those kids and, more importantly, their parents. Overall, it gave me a basis for the rest of my life. Yay.

Westview Elementary - Champaign, IL

1982-1985

I spent most of my time here skipping between classes, because my Kindergarten teacher figured out that I already knew my letters when I started, and it snowballed from there. The teachers were good, and I met Sean here, but that's about all that I remember.

Lincoln Elemantary - Lincoln, New Zealand

1985-1986

I was here for six months total, 3 of which were summer and therefore didn't have any school. We had to wear uniforms, all of my friend kept on moving away, and my teachers tried to make me write in cursive. It was odd.

Dr Howard Elementary - Champaign, IL

1986-1988

Both years here were with Mr Elrick, probably the best teacher I've ever had. I learned, I got picked on, I began to carve myself out a niche, and then I had to leave grade school. At least I learned some Latin on the way.

Edison Middle School - Champaign, IL

1988-1989

Mom claims it's gotten better since I went here; I believe her, since it couldn't get that much worse. The classes were pathetically easy, my classmates were cruel and un-controlled, my teachers usually knew less than I did, and I just plain hated the entire year; the only thing I really learned was how to type. Luckily, I escaped, and only slightly scarred.

University High School - Urbana, IL

1989-1991

Uni is a "gifted" school, half-public and half-private. I ran here from Edison partially because I was good enough to get in, but mostly because I couldn't stand Edison anymore. I started at Uni alone and friendless, but a good student; while I was still picked on, the taunts were a lot more friendly and I felt that I could respond in kind. As a result, at the end of these two years, I'd reversed myself - I had some friends, but was losing out on my grades. And then I got taken to Australia and held back for a year...

Kingswood College - Melbourne, Australia

1991-1992

This was my oddest school experience of my life. The entire school was divided into four teams (I was on Brunning), decided when you or your family started in the school, which always competed in everything; oddly, it was kindof entertaining. Besides, I was a good luck charm. I didn't learn much, especially since they tried to toss me into French III when I'd barely heard the language before. Aah, well. At least it was tolerable, unlike most of my experiences there (going away from home when you're a teenager isn't much fun), and it got me back on track...

University High School - Urbana, IL

1992-1995

When I came back to Uni, I quickly lost my old friends and began caring about grades again. This time, to be interesting, I also immersed myself in computers - or at least BBSes. But by the end of high school, I was back in the thick of things - riling up trouble, making lots of friends, meeting all of the lower classes just because I could, and still doing pretty well in my classes. I'd have to say that this was the beginning of my actual life...

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,

[Electrical and Computer Engineering](http://www.ece.uiuc.edu/) - 
Urbana, IL

1995-1999

When I applied for UIUC, it was just because it was local (and because we'd been forced to apply in English class); I essentially chose my major randomly. I turned out to enjoy it, though, and spent the next 4.5 years stumbling through it as I did far too many extracurricular activities, made more friends than I knew what to do with, and generally learned to be me. And, of course, I learned Electrical and Computer Engineering, like I was supposed to. And I liked it.