Following the failing of the entrance exam to the ETH, Einstein attended secondary school at Aarau planning to use this route to enter the ETH in Zurich. While at Aarau he wrote an essay (for which was only given a little above half marks!) in which he wrote of his plans for the future, see:
Ang mga sumusunod na kamalian ng entrance examination sa ETH, Einstein, nag-aral na sekundaryong paaralan sa pagpaplano Aarau na gamitin ito upang ipasok ang ruta sa ETH Zurich. Habang sa Aarau wrote siya ng isang sanaysay (na kung saan ay ibinigay lamang ng kaunti sa itaas kalahati marks!) Na kung saan wrote siya ng kanyang mga plano para sa hinaharap, tingnan ang: