Astronomy: Growing Up In The East Coast

During the fall semester of my junior year, my Aerospace Engineering teacher had a sign outside of his door about a program at NASA for high school juniors. Since I was interested in engineering, specifically Aerospace and NASA I decided to apply. So that night at the end of September I came home and filled out the application and wrote the essay and letters to my state representatives. I had told my parents at that point and they were excited and of course hoped I made it. I thought, “There are thousands applying and I won’t make it.”. Little did I know how wrong that thought was. When I received an email from NASA it stated Congratulations and that was when I was like: “WOW!”. I was shocked to say the least, but proud that I had made it into this prestigious program at NASA, that has now changed my life.

As Ernie Harwell once quoted: “It's time to say goodbye, but I think goodbyes are sad and I'd much rather say hello. Hello to a new adventure.” This quote sums up the feelings that come to mind as I fill out this application to transfer to Rutgers New Brunswick. My experience so far at Rutgers has taught me a lot about myself, and the people around me. It taught me that I am a part of a bigger picture, and each of us as individuals have a huge impact on the society around us. However, I have come to peace that it is time to move on from the Newark campus and pursue my degree at Rutgers New Brunswick School of Arts and Sciences. New Brunswick would be a more logical option for my studies due to a shorter commute from home, and a better computer science program.

The time I've spent at Sinclair has given me so many opportunities. Firstly, studying Geography has opened my mind to cultural, world, and local competency. Pairing the spatial mindset from my major with the technology of Geographic Information Systems, has given me the best tool to display my research and studies. Also, I've taken multiple sociology classes to complement my Geographic studies. I'm an employee of the CASI (Sociology, Geography, and Social Work) lab on campus, where I help tutor and answer questions for students in all 3 fields. The spring semester will be my final semester here at Sinclair, I've made Dean's List each semester and currently have a 4.0. Next fall I'll head south for the University of Cincinnati, where I'll major in Urban Planning, with the career goal to be a community-based developer.

Do you want to know more about the universe, but dont have the time to actually pursue a detailed study? Then Astrophysics for People in a Hurry is exactly the book for you. The book describes the origins of the universe, delves deep into how it functions, and discusses different concepts of physics. Tyson tries to explain these concepts in the most simplified manner with a lot of humor. He also leaves us with not just a better sense of understanding of the universe, but also many questions about how to relate with the infinite cosmos with our own human and limited understanding.

I believe I fit within the UA COM - Phoenix culture because the school embodies the type of academic and community culture that align with my values and desire for my medical education. I have a strong desire to attend a medical school that has small class sizes and collaboration between peers and professors. Lucky to have a similar experience in my undergraduate education, I believe this is truly one of the most invaluable features in education and innovation. I understand the commitment it takes from both students and professors to build this type of learning environment and I am ready to fully participate in the close knit community at UA COM - Phoenix. In addition to the academic culture, I believe I will fit perfectly into the value of

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Have you ever felt like time is not your friend? In my case, time is not only unfriendly to me, it is borderline the antagonist of my everyday life. I am constantly running out of time, being tardy, oversleeping, missing due dates; you name it. I am always late on trends and I always hear news a little too late (Michael Keaton was cast as Batman? When? Was it on 1983? I did not know!). If I am ever granted with the blessing of choosing a supernatural ability, I would choose to bend space and time in order to peacefully find the answers to all the problems of my first world existence.

To me astronomy is the study of the stars, planets, and other heavenly bodies as well as their movement. Muggle astronomy and wizarding astronomy have more in common than many areas of study, with muggle probes and satellites providing important information concerning the makeup and surface of the planets. However, wizarding astronomy allows for more detailed views of the planets through telescopes and also accounts for the effects of the heavens on magic and its properties.

Deanna Smith, a current Physics undergraduate student at UAH, opened her talk with her favorite quote, "Reach for the moon, even if you fall, you'll land among the stars." Her talk focused on her journey as a physics student. Deanna Smith provided useful advice for all physics students, starting with "Enjoy the fact that you are a Physics student." Physics students have many unique opportunities available to them just because they are physics students. For example, because she was a Physics student, she was able to participate in the Space Hardware Club and Cube Sats and the Joint Space Weather Summer Camp. The Joint Space Weather Summer Camp allowed her to travel to Germany to work the on sensors that would detect changes in the sun's ionosphere.

Since arriving at CU Boulder, I have been able to utilize all the different campus resources. I received the BOLD scholarship, so I am very active in the BOLD community. I go their for tutoring. I found this to be extremely helpful, because someone is always in the BOLD center, ready to help engineers with their core classes, such as Chemistry, Physics, and Calculus. In the beginning of the year, I struggled a lot with Chemistry, and the BOLD center tutoring helped me a lot. I will definitely consider to use the BOLD center for tutoring again. Also, because I am a BOLD scholar, I was able to set up and advising appointment with the director of the BOLD center, Vanessa Dunn. Vanessa helped me out a lot. She gave me tips to use when studying for a big exam. I will continue to go to Vanessa Dunn in the future if I ever have any questions or concerns. Finally, I did go to office a few times for my chemistry and calculus class throughout the semester. I found that going to TA office hours was actually more helpful, because there were usually less students around. When I went to my professors office hours for chemistry, I found it very difficult to get my questions answered. In the future I think I will continue to go to my TAs office hours rather than my professors. While exploring these different options, I did not sign up for career services. Overall, the campus offers a great select of different option in order for students to get help and I will continue to use as many as I

My trip to the Griffith Observatory was very interesting and enjoyable. I enjoyed all the exhibits and I really liked recognizing things there that we discussed in class. For this assignment, I want to discuss the the Tides exhibit, the HR Diagram Star exhibit and the refractor and reflector and refractor telescope exhibit.

I admired all the schools, but felt most at home at Johns Hopkins. It was more than the science facilities and programs; it was also the conversations I had with students and those I overheard in Carma’s Cafe and the Charmery. Students seemed excited about what they were learning.

The science known as cosmic science started over 2,000 years back. The Greeks were the first to watch the sky in a precise Fashion and offer clarifications For the developments in the sky. The investigation of stargazing looks well past the scopes of our nearby planetary group, into our cosmic system, and into different worlds in the universe. Cosmology endeavors to answer the inquiries that identify with how planets, stars, heavenly bodies, and systems are conceived, how they develop, and how they work out to form what is called to be the “Universe.”

Although I am undecided, I have demonstrated an interest in astronomy because I find the mysteriousness of outer space to be absolutely fascinating. Because I have always lived in Los Angeles I have never really had the pleasure of seeing a night sky full of stars, but after a camping trip I finally saw the stars and fell in love them. Although I am fascinated with outer space, I do not think that I would ever want to go to outer space since I am terrified with what may be out there, and how it seems to be never ending. Despite this I would still like to study the stars and everything else that is in outer space since it has the capability to provide insight as to how the human race can survive for millions of more years. Additionally, the possibility of there being another planet where life exists, like in Star Wars, is something that would love to discover.

A couple weeks ago, in science class, we started talking about Earth and space systems. Ms. Stephenson told us to make a chart about what we knew about Earth and the space systems. Next, I drew out the chart and tried to think of what I knew about the topic. I couldn’t think of anything!