Fiat lux is the motto of and also appears on the seals of thirteen educational institutions, which includes both UW and Berkeley.
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The Latin phrase fiat lux, from the Latin Vulgate Bible, is typically translated as "let there be light" when relating to Genesis 1:3 (Hebrew: "יְהִי אוֹר"). The full phrase is "dixitque Deus fiat lux et facta est lux" ("And said God let there be light, and there was light"), from the Greek "και είπε ο Θεός γενηθήτω φως και εγένετο φως" (or kai eipen ho Theos genēthētō phōs kai egeneto phōs), from the Hebrew "וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים, יְהִי אוֹר; וַיְהִי אוֹר" (or vayo'mer 'Elohiym yehiy 'or vayehiy 'or).
Since fiat lux would be literally translated as "let light be made" (fiat is from fieri, the passive form of the verb facere, "to make" or "to do"), an alternative Latinization of the original Greek and Hebrew, lux sit ("light - let it exist" or "let light exist") has been used occasionally, such as in the motto of the University of Washington.
**/ from Wikipeida "Let there be light"
Part. I.
六月十三日 上午八点三十二 星巴克，西雅图机场
想申请的事情已经想了很久了。并不是简单的分数权衡和奖学金的问题，而是我这辈子，或更准确些，在我余下的人生里，究竟想做些什么。“人生的意义是什么？”很多年前就开始在想的问题，很抱歉，到现在我也说不清楚。至少了解了我不喜欢怎样的生活，也算是一点点进步了。
讲到自信，在人生转折的时刻，自信水平超过我的正常状态。报考XMU，转学UW，这次的summer program，尽管都有很多的不确定因素，但我相信我会如愿的。是因为前期调查详细，是因为对自己实力的客观认识，还是因为两者的有机结合？样本数太小，没法做95% hypothesis test : P
这次summer program是否可以看作是pre-selected？大多数人应该是junior升senior的时刻，下半年就要申请。在四月初到年底递交申请表的这段日子里，各方面变得更好的概率远远大于变差的概率。有stat grad program的学校一般都会设置undergrad major，这次应该都有通知到stat majors。每所学校只选一个人，24所学校想必都是很好的学校，至少stat program相当强。这样的stat major在他/她的学校应该是第一，综合考虑。在这个时刻看来，他们是竞争对手；但长远看来，他们是统计界的未来之星。认真做事，不论结果如何。当然，现实会复杂得多，the level of significance of my analysis is far greater than .05.
需要想明白的问题：how much do I love statistics? Do I really want to get a Ph.D degree?
尽管有些许不如意不顺心，我并不后悔三年前的决定。不然我也不可能进入UW学习，现在的我也不可能去伯克利参加summer program。那么明天呢？Do you want to be "Dr. Zhu"?
小猪加油～
下午两点三十一 International House, Berkeley
顺利抵达，顺利入住。居然跟我去年来这边住的那个hostel的风格是一样的，当然条件要好很多。单间，公用洗手间和淋浴，要用钥匙开门才行，我还没找到淋浴间在哪里 - -b 有发饭卡，午饭小尝试了一下。饭后小溜达了一圈，一间living room样子的大房间很古典，当时有位人在弹钢琴。顺着街道走下去，宛若回到了一年之前。
This is so unreal. I mean it's too great to be true. I went to UW one year before I applied. I thought there might be some hint from Life. Now I'm at Berkeley. Will I come here again next fall? Transferring to UW is not that hard after all. But I have no idea about my chance of getting into Berkeley. When I was applying for this summer program, I decided that if I got in, I would apply for Berkeley. Now if I cannot get in 2010, I will try again for 2011. This is where I want to be.
在Student Store转了很久，不晓得该买些什么礼物。毕竟不在这个学校念书，穿有Cal logo的衣服会很奇怪。看见一件Tee上写着“BEAT STANFORD” ：P 回房间在走廊里看到三个女生和一个男生正准备向外走，看起来很年轻超级有活力。我果然是老了。除了不能上网之外，我现在所做的事情和在家没有什么区别，想起TBBT他们在北极探险基地的生活了，让我们宅下去。
