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Fairwin Li

Fairwin Li '28

Pronouns He/him/his
Concentration Computer Science-Economics

Biography

Where's home?: Bay Area, California

What is/are your concentration(s)?: Computer Science-Economics 

I chose my concentration(s) because: I love how economics teaches us a lot about how people think and behave on a large scale, and computer science is useful in understanding how the systems around us work and to create those systems yourself!

On campus, I'm also: an Underground Coffee Shop Manager, ENGN 90 TA, and part of GAMMA club!

My favorite place to study is the Blue Room Booths and the Underground; and my favorite place to relax is the Main Green.

One of my favorite classes was: ENGN 0900: Managerial Decision-Making.

I like to advise about: CS-Econ degree requirements, adjusting to college, Management consulting recruiting, and being a first-generation student at Brown!

A formative college experience for me is/was: Taking CSCI 0150 as a first-semester freshman.

My advice for first-year students and and sophomores is: Your journey is your own! Don’t participate in things just because your peers are– the purpose of your time here is to discover YOURSELF, not focus on others!

My healthy strateg/(ies) for for destressing is/are: playing pickleball on the Main Green, going to the Nelson with friends, and walking along the Waterfront! 

Something most people don't know about me: I am in the top 0.005% of all Olivia Rodrigo fans on Spotify!

Something I love about the CRC is: the student-led aspect of it– students helping and leveling with each other, not generalist advice.