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Words of Wisdom

My name is Kayla, and I love Harry Potter, Doctor Who, Hamilton, The Hunger Games, basketball, and most of all, my adorable dog Mochi.

I sure hope this doesn’t end up in the FMP! I’m 18 years old, and I just decided to study mechanical engineering at Cal Poly (mostly because Muse showed me how amazing science and math really is). I’ve been reading Muse since 2013, and I’m old enough to remember the muses: Kokopelli, Chad, Aeiou, Bo, Urania, Feather, Crraw, Pwt, and Mimi. But I think my favorite muse is Aarti.

I never completely knew what I wanted to be when I grew up, but I knew that I wanted to do something with science and math because I love figuring out how the world works. I wanted to write this letter to give some advice to Musers that I wish I’d known. First, it’s important to

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