It all started when I was little. My memories of this conversation are blurred as I could havebeen around six or seven years old, but I remember my dad saying that if he circles his arm fastenough, holding a glass full of water, the water won't spill out. Of course, first grader me did
not believe him, so he filled a glass with water and showed the trick to me. When I asked how
this is possible, he just said: "You'll learn it from physics". From this point I was waiting to get
introduced to Physics, as I knew, it will be my favourite subject.
I got into ELTE Radnoti Miklos School, which is currently the best high school in Hungary. Itis always among the top three in rankings. When I had to choose subjects that I want to learn
at an advanced level, I chose maths and physics. For maths, my school not just offered anadvanced course, but also an advanced plus course, where we learn beyond the requirements.
We go much deeper into the proofs and learn additional material, for example we spent twomonths with complex numbers. During high school I also got admitted to the Milestone
Institute, an institute for advanced studies, where everything is taught in English. At Milestone
Institute I had the chance to engage in more focused topics, for example we derived Kepler'slaws with differential equations in the mechanics module. I also joined Milestone's
Astrophysics and Astronomy society, which has an exoplanet hunting team, where we review
the data from public databases, using Python with the hope of finding an exoplanet. We aretransforming the data set into a graph, which shows the flux of a star in an arbitrary period. If
there is a relatively big drop in the flux, it could indicate a planet passing in front of the star.
In the Natural Sciences society, we are building a Mars rover, which will be able to recognise
and pick up stones from the ground. I mostly worked on the wheel suspension, and the way themotor will drive the wheels from the body.
I can use my previously acquired knowledge on mechanics or circuits to get a bigger torquewith gears or to make a DC motor able to spin both directions. I like how everything comes
together in a project like this: I need to create the circuits, solder the wires, upload the program,and attach the mechanical parts together. A wonderful feeling is when I create something thatworks and can be used in everyday life or somewhere else. I always try to get as much handson experience as possible. I learned two programming languages, first I learned Python to getmyself closer to programming, then I learned C++ as it was useful for building devices. I mademyself familiar with MAG welding and tin soldering. I built several electronic devices on myown. My favourite is an ultrasound-based room mapping device. It consists of two motors
turning the ultrasonic sensor, which measures the distance of some points of the room, then theprogram calculates the exact coordinates and sends them to the computer to draw a 3D image.
I also implemented a temperature and humidity sensor to get more precise measurements withthe ultrasound.
On top of this, I launched the Mathematics Society in Milestone with a friend, in the hopes ofcreating a community, where everyone can be themself and can find the area that interests themmost, as mathematics is the base of many things around us. For me, this society teaches how
to organise and advertise the events or to work with others.
I would like to be a part of the program that teaches the principles of engineering, so I can dowhat I really like. I like the tasks that require patience and problem-solving abilities, because I
am good at figuring out the simplest, yet most innovative solution to a complicated problem. I
want to study engineering, to be able to translate the laws of nature into something that willwork, let it be or a satellite sent to orbit or just a spinning glass of water.