While being an Applied Mathematics major at Columbia Engineering, I believe that music and community-building have been equally important parts of my undergraduate life. I have been a member of the Columbia Bach Society since my first year, and have performed and rehearsed with the group as a chorus member, a rehearsal pianist, and a voice soloist. I have also been fortunate enough to have gotten to know the artistic directors and many of the orchestra members; I attribute this to having served on the board for most of my time in the club, and being Co-President of the club since 2020. I have also enjoyed performing as both a pianist and a vocalist in various capacities, as well as producing the 2019 Fall Repertory Scenes show with the New Opera workshop. Besides these club activities and performance opportunities, I have also found community on campus within my residence hall community, Broadway/Hogan, during my time there as a Resident Advisor. Over the semesters, I was also able to find my passion in optimization and algorithms through my technical electives in CS and IEOR, algorithms research with Professor Eric Balkanski, and serving as a Course Assistant for theoretical CS classes with Professor Xi Chen.