Naturally curious. Fueled by knowing more.

I grew up in a multi-generational household consisting of my brother, parents, and grandmother. With so many available perspectives and opinions, I was able to gain insights and wisdom beyond my years.

Unlike many of my peers, school did not come naturally to me, especially in STEM courses. The letter grade of "A" was frequently hard to come by in math, even with my sincere attention to it as my study of interest. My academic spark ignited my sophomore year of high school.

During sophomore year, my contemplations of the world around me frequently caused mental disruption and distress. To combat this, I decided to keep my mind as busy as possible. I found myself in the library for hours nearly every night, studying and tutoring my peers. In my spare time -when neither of those options were available- I decided to learn whatever I could. I took in anything and everything that I could find, learning the basics of flight and astrophysics in the process. I am truly grateful for that harsh period in my life, for I found what I am truly passionate about in school: science and art.

I plan to focus on STEM-focused studies at a college that incentivizes collaboration and creativity. I

In my long-term plan, I am planning on focusing my career(s) on the engineering and physical elements of flight and astronomy. I wish ti be able to use my education and knowledge to make commercial air travel safer and smoother for their passengers and pilots. In addition to that, I want to use my gained education to reduce carbon emissions into the Earth's atmosphere caused by the burning of fossil fuels. With my potentially future education in chemistry, I plan to influence the chemical makeup of fuels used by cars and planes so that, when burned, they are less detrimental to the environment.