MINERVA EXPOSED

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Python is a binary language so it’s 0 or 1 and that’s how it talks to the computer. That’s basically it.

—Student, talking about summer learning

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"What do you think about Minerva having a masters program?" … “How is Minerva going to compete with Ivy League masters?” *laugh* “Don’t worry about that.”

—Ben Nelson

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"Do you recognize this? It’s the same as your legacy sticks!"

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Notes from "Designing Your Ideal Student Experience"

—Slide from Mike Wang, Director of Student Experience & Community Engagement

You’re missing an important aspect of the university experience. Think about what keeps people at companies in the long run.

—Ben Nelson, prompting for students to suggest friendships as an aspect of the university experience

Some of you will be RAs; some of you will grade papers. Some jobs you’ll learn from, but others are just to get money.

—Ben Nelson, on “work” (as distinct from learning) being part of the university experience

I want you to make it as ugly and quick as you can—I like what you’re doing there, Zoey.

—Mike Wang, on brainstorming

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Extraordinary is harmony within diversity. It is nuance that transcends the expected, forcing you to pause and look deeper. It is the balance of apparent opposites: art and science, tradition and modernity, intuition and analysis. Extraordinary buildson what’s come before in anticipation of what’s next.

Achieving Extraordinary is our collective promise to the world. It demands that we continuously push ourselves and each other to redefine what is possible.

—#MinervaFounders Orientation Guide