Hobbies
Bowling, tennis, violin, clarinet, chess, logic games, video games, running.

Clubs
Science and Tech. Club, Chess Club, Orchestra, Band, Select Strings, AAST Math Team.

Experience
Member of 2004 U.S. Physics Team, National Merit Finalist, AMC 12, AIME, USAMO, USAMTS, USNCO (Chemistry Olympiad, NJ Science Olympiad, NJ Science League Mandelbrot, PhysicsBowl, NJIT High School Programming Contest, National AP Scholar.

Biography
I am a senior in Millburn High School. I have a talent for physics, math, and logic. I got ahead in math and science because I skipped to algebra through the EPGY program when I was in second grade. For the next few years, I took one math course per year until I took AP calculus in fifth grade. After that, I shifted my attention to the sciences. Since physics had the most math and the least memorization, I took AP Physics in sixth grade. I went on to take BC Physics, AP chemistry, and AP Biology. Later, I took multivariable calculus and linear algebra online through EPGY. I have been participating in science and math competitions for several years. In the statewide science league, I participated one year each for physics, chemistry, and biology. In physics, I scored perfectly for all four rounds. That year, I took third in the statewide Merck competition in physics. I’ve been taking the AMC 12 and AIME for several years. I did the USAMTS competition last year and the year before that. I have also tried the Chemistry Olympiad since 9th grade and was a semifinalist each time. Last year, I built a trebuchet for the Storm the Castle competition in the New Jersey Science Olympiad. It was an interesting chance to apply my physics knowledge, and I enjoyed building it, fine-tuning it, and testing it. The projectile hit the ceiling last year, but this year it gave me a gold medal for the NJ Science Olympiad. I like brainteasers, challenging puzzles, playing chess and other board games as well as video and computer games. I enjoy creating my own minesweeper puzzles, trying to use more interesting ideas. I am looking forward to sharing the hard puzzles I have discussed and created with other team members this year as well as playing bridge and Zendo. Besides games and puzzles, I have been a member of the varsity bowling team for three years. I also like tennis and soccer. I play the violin in orchestra and the clarinet in band, and I am a member of our school’s chamber orchestra. Last summer, I attended the International Summer School for Young Physicists in Waterloo, Ontario. There, I learned more about various topics in modern physics such as black holes. I was intrigued, so I plan to explore more physics in college, especially Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity. I am looking forward to going to the physics camp again this year and meeting other people who are very interested in physics (and probably math too). I am also excited about college. I’m going to Princeton, where I plan to sleep late every day, learn plenty of physics and math, play soccer, tennis and foosball, and have a great time.