University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth College, Columbia University, Cornell University, Brown University

Clang! The dumbbells crashed against the floor. I turned to see Moka lying on the bench, her arms dropping downwards. "How was that? Good, huh?" Moka glared at me, panting. "It's good when you feel the pain,” I say. It’s proof you’re alive.” "Then I’ve never been so ‘alive,’" Moka retorted. It’s been a few weeks since I first dragged Moka to exercise with me. Everyone in school was shocked that Moka, the stereotypical CS genius and antisocial library dweller, was frequenting the gym. It all started with a random discussion about a math problem. Moka was explaining the solution, which nobody…