As I approach the end of my memorable high school career, I feel I have a clear idea of what I intend to achieve at the University of Illinois. My desire is to major in the study of Physics. Along the way, I wish to contribute to research and to participate in the many clubs the university offers. Subsequent to my education at the university, my plans reside between teaching an upper-level education and to conduct research regarding astrophysical phenomena. I was first properly introduced to physics during my junior year of high school when I enrolled in my school’s only physics curriculum. The class was loosely structured in that the rapidity in which we progressed was altered as to compensate for the class’s overall level of comprehension.