{"id":2228,"date":"2024-10-10T08:44:20","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T08:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quantum.closelycoded.site\/?page_id=2228"},"modified":"2024-12-17T10:31:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T10:31:26","slug":"backstory-qubits-college-acceptance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/events.cqt.sg\/shorts\/backstory-qubits-college-acceptance\/","title":{"rendered":"Backstory: The Qubits of College Acceptance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2228\" class=\"elementor elementor-2228\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5922dc1c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5922dc1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6683d3c4 elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6683d3c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"92\" height=\"143\" src=\"https:\/\/events.cqt.sg\/shorts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/pattern_top.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-591\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66666dcf elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66666dcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/events.cqt.sg\/shorts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/pattern_bottom.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-592\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d31c074 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d31c074\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35255a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35255a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Backstory: The Qubits of College Acceptance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-698dafe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"698dafe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>A Q&amp;A with\u00a0<strong>Lily Turaski<\/strong>, Winner of the People\u2019s Choice prize and Runner Up in the Youth Category, Quantum Shorts 2015<\/div><div><a href=\"\/entry\/qubits-college-acceptance\">Read the story first: The Qubits of College Acceptance<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bc8bc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bc8bc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><strong>What inspired your story of unopened letters?<\/strong><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>I&#8217;m a member of a local astronomy club. Another member found out about this competition and said, \u201cHey, maybe some of you would be interested.\u201d I got the idea to do something on the observer effect from a YouTube video my teacher showed us in chemistry class, it\u2019s one of the things that makes quantum theory a little bit weird, which lends itself well to an interesting plot. I personally am a junior in high school, so I haven\u2019t applied to any colleges yet; that\u2019s next year. But I have a couple of friends who are seniors, and I was mulling over the idea for this story at the time they were doing college applications. That\u2019s where my story came together.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><strong>Where do you go to school?<\/strong><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>I&#8217;m homeschooled. I do most of my classes at home, but I take a chemistry class through the local community college. I really enjoy science; that&#8217;s my favourite subject. There are a lot of things I can do really well at home because I&#8217;m good at studying on my own. But for chemistry in particular there are some advantages to having an actual laboratory versus what I have in my kitchen.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>I originally started homeschooling because I also race horses competitively long distance, and being able to take my school on the road makes that a possibility. My nana got me started with horse racing \u2013 she lives just down the trail in the woods from me and keeps horses. I started racing when I was eight.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Being homeschooled means that you have a flexible schedule, which makes it easier to join clubs and competitions. One really fun thing I\u2019ve done is Science Bowl.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><strong>What is\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Science<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Bowl?<\/strong><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>It\u2019s a US competition for middle school and high school kids; I\u2019ve been taking part since sixth grade. It\u2019s like a game show where they ask questions about different science topics, and you have to buzz in as soon as you know the answer. My first introduction to quantum physics was being asked a question about Schrodinger\u2019s cat when I was in eighth grade. I didn&#8217;t know what it was &#8211; I had to google it. The Science Bowl has influenced a lot of what I&#8217;ve learned. It is what inspired me to look at particle physics, and it&#8217;s also why I decided I love astronomy. Recently Tennessee had 59 teams come to the State-level competition, and my team actually won, which means that we&#8217;ll go to the national competition in Washington DC in April. We\u2019re a team of five from a homeschool group based around Knoxville.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><strong>How did you feel about winning the Quantum Shorts prizes?<\/strong><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>I was very excited! At one point, someone asked me about the other essays. I said, \u201cWell, you know, I really liked all of the essays that were shortlisted, but the People&#8217;s Choice award isn&#8217;t necessarily for the best essay as much as it is for the person who has the most friends, and I have a lot of friends.\u201d I asked all my friends to vote for me. I asked the astronomy club that originally told me about the contest. I told all of my friends from horse racing, I asked everybody in my church, I asked my 4-H club, all my friends from Governor\u2019s School, everybody in my chemistry class, all my family, and because I live in a small town, I even asked the postman, the librarians, the teller at the bank, my doctor, and my dentist!<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><strong>Editor\u2019s note: The Qubits of College Acceptance won not only the People\u2019s Choice prize decided by public vote but also the\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Runner Up<\/strong><strong>\u00a0prize in the Youth Category, decided by a panel of expert judges.<\/strong><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Backstory: The Qubits of College Acceptance A Q&amp;A with\u00a0Lily Turaski, Winner of the People\u2019s Choice prize and Runner Up in the Youth Category, Quantum Shorts 2015Read the story first: The Qubits of College AcceptanceWhat inspired your story of unopened letters?\u00a0I&#8217;m a member of a local astronomy club. 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