<p>Topic: What experience in your life has created a focus on your chosen major? How have you elaborated on your chosen major?</p>
<p>At least once in everyones life, you find yourself gazing up at the stars and wondering; wondering how, and why it all works. Not many people act on this, and make a plan to pursue their speculations, but ever since I was a young child, I had made it a goal to follow mine, and see where they take me. The universe has always been a tremendously majestic thing, in my eyes, and I have always wanted to have some understanding of it. This interest all started one starry night, during my early childhood.
When I was just a few years of age, I remember going out one night in the winter. I gazed up at the clear night sky to notice a landscape full of glimmering dots, all of different sizes, and different colors. Some seemed close; others seemed farther away. Some even seemed to move across the sky, like lights dancing at a firework show. The most fascinating part of this, to me, was the unknown. I honestly, since I was this young, wanted to understand everything I possibly could about the universe, as it seemed like the one area I could never be too sure about. I decided to allocate anything I could to my new curiosity.
The first time I was given this opportunity was in 8th grade. My algebra teacher gave us a research project to help us understand how math is used in the world around us, but, of course, mine didnt exactly revolve around our world, but, instead, our world revolved around it. My project was based on the mathematics of stars, and how a star functioned according to certain mathematical equations. This brought up a brand new interest; Physics. Physics is the math behind the universe; it identifies, using complex equations, how everything in our universe functions. This not only pushed my curiosity into the why, but also into the how.
In 9th grade, I took a class called Science Research. In this class, we had a similar assignment, but it was more focused on the processes of research, rather than the complexity of the information. In this, I was able to expand into the processes of a topic, rather than just the physics behind it. I now was able to understand how to research a topic in its entirety, and this gave me the understanding on how information, in research, is presented. Currently I am taking the honors physics course at my High School.
Adelphi is high on my list of colleges, mainly due to the variety of courses ranging throughout physics and astronomy. While attending, I plan on majoring in physics. I want not only to master applied physics, but also to focus on the theoretical field corresponding with the major questions of the universe. Alongside these studies, I would also like to participate in possible astronomy courses, as well as extracurricular activities extending across all branches of universal exploration.</p>