After thinking about system design and project management on my own for years at a small startup, the class lectures and discussion have been exciting and inspiring to participate in. I often have more questions and discussion to offer than there is time for (just ask Professor Moser), and I have taken that as another signal that I would be well-served by more opportunities to learn in this environment within SDM and MIT. It’s one of the reasons I decided to come to campus for the second half of the semester: I wanted to make the most of the opportunity to learn from my peers, professors, and from the MIT environment as a whole.