Hobbies
Piano, poi, reading, not surprisingly, mostly about math and physics

Clubs
Science Olympiad, including the building and physics teams

Experience
AIME, NJ Merck Integrated Science Exam, 2nd in NY, NJ, and PA for the Leschetizky Society Piano Concerto Competition, 2nd in NJ for the New Jersey Music Teacher's Association

Biography
I was born in New Jersey, moved to Iowa City, then returned to New Jersey after seven years. I currently live in Princeton, New Jersey and attend Princeton High School as a junior.

My father is a physicist, so I have been exposed to physics since a very young age. For most of my life, I aspired to be a pianist; however, I became seriously interested in physics around the ninth grade, when I began reading Feynman's Lectures on Physics because the name sounded interesting and they were a nice red color. I had dabbled in calculus and the physics that went along with it since seventh grade or so, but I never thought much of physics itself. I taught myself the basics from Feynman in ninth and tenth grade, and I attribute all physics I know to Feynman because I have used no other textbook. I have developed a love for both physics and math over the past several years and have been pursuing them ever since.

In school, my parents thought that accelerating too much was a bad thing and that I would lose enrichment and depth. After we realized that high school offers very little depth, I got around guidance's restrictions by “taking” courses. Consequently, I enjoyed a most excellently free summer.

In my free time, I play the piano, participate in Science Olympiad, program computers, build circuits, and read, mostly about math and physics.

Other than physics, I am a fairly normal person. For example, I have two legs, two arms, and one head. I do things that most people do, such as eating and sleeping. I even hang out with friends, sometimes. To absolutely prove my normalcy, I hop on the bandwagon and say I exist.

In conclusion, I am playing The Game and I lose.