# NextYrWhenThisEndsEtcIWantToSubmitAnArticleToTheNewYorker-TediumOfSuburbia-AboutMyHometownInNJ i had these two bioinfo/comp bio remote jobs then like if i get in next yr i can talk about how i had everything i needed here to write a good personal statement i really mean it being bored, the peace and quiet. i grew up here in NJ, i want to write about it & how it has influenced me, rutgers right next door etc. the first job i had in hs, 14 yrs old, at a nonfranchise ice cream shop, the owners were italian american, taught me so much things like that i should do this living with my parents, i have no complaints, as theyre getting older, like im learning to be more patient with them somebody made this tiktok i dunno where i have it saved, but it was like, going to nyc is great, but the greatest feeling is coming out of the tunnel back in to nj, and a lot of ppl liked it, related to it yeah she wrote this i havent read it yet https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/05/12/why-i-broke-up-with-new-york ok back to studying