Hobbies
Tennis, singing and writing computer programs

Clubs
Chorus and Cantata Choir

Experience
National Mathematics Talent Search, USAMO and MOSP

Biography
I was born on September 22, 1987 in Raleigh, North Carolina, and attended the Montessori School of Raleigh from Pre-K through second grade. When I was seven, my parents bought me a telescope, and I have been interested in space exploration ever since. I moved to Plano, Texas in 1995, attending the St. Alcuin Montessori School for third and fourth grade and Prince of Peace Catholic School for fifth grade. By the end of third grade I had completed the entire Montessori elementary math program.

In 1998, I moved to North Andover, Massachusetts, and attended the North Andover Middle School sixth through eighth grades. During that time, I was recognized in the National Mathematics Talent Search by Johns Hopkins University's Center for Talented Youth (CTY) for scoring at or above 700 on the SAT I – Math portion before age 13. This qualified me to attend the CTY summer program in the summers following seventh and eighth grade. Through the CTY program, I took geometry and all of pre-calculus. Having completed pre-calculus, I started calculus in ninth grade at Phillips Academy.

Also, unlike most students who take biology in ninth grade, I decided to take first year physics, knowing I would enjoy it. During ninth grade, I won the Phillips Academy Wadsworth Prize, the award given for the top first year physics students, and I also qualified for the 2002 USAMO and MOSP, both of which were for the top 250 math students in the country (I really didn’t belong, but I enjoyed it anyway). In 11th grade, I took second year AP Physics for the first two terms, and I took a course in advanced mechanics in the winter term. This allowed me to qualify for the US Physics Team last year, and I am quite excited have qualified again. In 2005 I qualified for the USAMO based on merit, and not simply a scoring technicality. This year, I also managed to tie for 1st in the Massachusetts Math Olympiad, although I am at a loss to explain how.

For extra-curricular activities, I have played tennis for recreation, and taken private voice lessons the first three years I have been at Phillips Academy. Since I finally became a tenor this year, I joined the Chorus and Cantata Choir. When I have free time, I write computer programs, normally focused on number theory, and I also spend extensive amounts of time in the observatory. Last year, I began tutoring other students in math, chemistry, and physics. Next year, I will be attending Caltech, and probably pursue a career in physics.