My name is Sriaditya Vaddadi and I am currently a junior at Mass Academy. I came to MAMS from Westborough High School. I have a younger brother who already is a “nerd” in his favorite subjects, just like me :)
Here are some fun facts about me:
My favorite number is 25, as I was born on 6/25 (which both contains a 25 and is 25^2 [625]) and my brother was born on 2/5.
My favorite color seems to arbitrarily switch between green and blue, but for whatever odd reason, I am not the biggest fan of the darker shades of teal (aquamarine is good though).
My favorite school subjects are math and physics, but outside of academics, I have many hobbies, including:
Exciting, I know! Outside of Math class, I do EVEN MORE MATH! As outlandish as it may seem, however, I enjoy these competitions.
One of these is the AMC (American Math Competition) a yearly contest held by the MAA.
I have qualified for the second round of this competition, AIME, twice (9th and 10th grade).
Outside of the AMC, I have participated in WOCOMAL
(Worcester County Mathematics League) and came in the top 10 in 9th grade and in third place last year.
I have also competed in many other competitions, such as ARML, MAML, HMMT, MMaths, and some local competitions as well.
While I do not really play at many in-person chess tournaments anymore, I still love to play with friends (especially here at Mass Academy) and online.
I may not be an amazing chess player, but I do enjoy the game.
I play two instruments, piano and trombone!
I love to compose my own music on an app known as MuseScore, and I love to calm my mind by sitting down and playing random melodies on my piano.
I was a part of the Concert Band (I was supposed to be in Symphonic Band this year) and Marching Band at my sending school, Westborough.
I have also participated in many piano recitals and band concerts, including a MICCA Gold Festival at Mechanics Hall in Worcester!
My eight-year-old brother got into speedcubing a few months ago and dragged me into it alongside him.
I have not participated in any cubing competitions due to my insanely slow times. For example, my fastest solve ever was only around 30 seconds,
and you must understand that this is with no pressure and at home. The world record in competition is 3.13 seconds held by Max Park,
who had a huge crowd watching over him. My fastest 2 by 2 solve is a bit better, sitting at a decent 2.98 seconds,
but even my brother, who is half my age, has a 1.03 second solve.
I have been to cubing competitions, however, since my brother has participated in a few competitions.
Still, going to all these competitions means that my brother and I get to have a ton of fun together.
(My brother's WCA profile: Sriaarush WCA )
