Presenting to the Nicholas School community is manageable but only having 15 minutes to clearly communicate what you have spent 9 months working on is nerve racking.  Even my non-science topic was challenging so I could only imagine the challenge my 'super' technical colleagues experienced.  

The relief just knowing the MP symposium is over has me in a very relaxing mood (some may call this 'senioritis').  What I find most interesting is how the MP will continue to play a role in many of my classmate's professional life after the Nicholas School.  When you can use your MP as a springboard into your career, it is a huge benefit and I encourage future students to think about how they can do this.  

I won't even start to mention the spectrum of topics this year.  I wish I could have listened to more MPs over the two day period despite the exhaustion from consistently processing large amounts of information in only 15 mintues. 

As I write this, I am scrambling to finish the written portion by April 25th but the good news is that there is no limit to how much one can write in their MP.  I am on page 60 and am just starting to ease into my conclusion...