![The race course for the Obstacles Trial. The three obstacles (from left) were a pillar, a hoop, and a gate. The flags indicate the required path that the drone must fly through while the black squares are Augmented Reality Codes for drones to detect.](/sites/default/files/styles/ifde_hero/public/news/image/2018-05/EP-170819634.jpg?itok=12yAL4ec)
Guest View: Dartmouth teen James Lu engineers a rewarding summer at MIT
Students anticipate a period in life filled with nervousness: college application season.
Dartmouth High School student James Lu shares his perspective as a participant of the 2017 MIT Beaver Works Summer Institute program (BWSI). 98 students from 20 states were selected for the three programs that made up BWSI 2017: Autonomous Cognitive Assistant, Autonomous RACECAR Grand Prix, and Autonomous Air Vehicle (UAV) Racing. James Lu participated in the UAV program of 27 students. 18 world-renowned experts delivered seminars every weekday from 11 July to 3 August.