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Hi! My name is Ashwin. My sending school is Shrewsbury High School. I have an older brother named Arjun and a younger sister named Anjali. I live in Shrewsbury, but I was born in New Jersey. I moved to Lexington when I was 5, then moved again when I was 7. In my free time I love playing video games like Clash of Clans and Pokémon. I also play basketball with my friends on the weekends. My favorite show is The Boys which I finished watching recently (10/10 would recommend).
In this photo I was staying at Hilton Head, a resort island in North Carolina. It was really relaxing but honestly, I'm not much of a travel person.
I love playing the piano. Here is a video of Chopin's Prelude Op. 28 No. 10. It’s a quick piece that is very fun to play. I enjoy the contrast between the fast and slower parts. I’ve been playing the piano since I was three years old, so I have a lot of experience but lately I haven’t had as much time to play, which is unfortunate. Often I choose to learn songs that my family enjoys listening to, or songs that I like from my favorite video games. That’s one of the things that has kept me going; many people quit because they aren’t having fun.
Most of my volunteering this year was done at schoolhouse.world. Schoolhouse is a peer tutoring platform founded by Sal Khan, CEO of Khan Academy. I tutor SAT math online to small groups of students. I've been tutoring on Schoolhouse ever since I finished the SAT in August 2023. I really enjoy doing it because I get to help people while also getting volunteer hours which is always nice. Also, teaching others helps me review the concepts because they are necessary for higher levels of math. It helps me get better at teaching as well, which is useful for the paid tutoring that I also do occasionally.