This was in response to a question on the Rutgers Undergraduate
Admissions application.  It asked (in 2000 characters or fewer),
basically how I would fit into the Rutgers community.

Re-entering the undergraduate program at Rutgers University for my
second degree will add to my already extensive involvement within this
schools' community.  During my first degree, I not only studied at
Rutgers, but also worked there as well.  At the Laboratory for
Computer Science Research (LCSR), I worked 20 hours per week during my
entire schooling while still managing to graduate with roughly 165
credits and a 3.4 GPA.  The required degree credits for my major was
138, but instead I used the available time to fulfill two additional
minors in Mathematics and Economics.  In 2000, I completed a B.S. in
Electrical and Computer Engineering, but just prior to this, another
Rutgers' opportunity arose.

Beginning in my senior year, I began to handle the recitations of a
non-credited course within the Internet Institute (which later became
part of the Rutgers Continuing Education Program).  With class sizes
of about 20 students, I gained experience in lesson planning and
public speaking.  Student interaction was very enjoyable and drove me
to eventually instruct my own sections.  The work and time involved in
these courses may have seemed like a full-time job, but in fact, was
in addition to my primary employment.

Immediately after graduation, I joined LCSR as a permanent employee.
I quickly adapted from working as a student to working as a staff
member.  I continue to be employed there today and am responsible for
the computing resources of the graduate students within the Computer
Science Department where I assist them in their graduate degree
pursuit.  Recently I hired two students under my supervision and have
made that circle complete.  I will continue working for LCSR as I
return for a second degree.

My goals are to take advantage of faculty interaction and research
opportunities while majoring in physics.  In two years, I plan to
apply for the Rutgers Graduate Program in Physics, where I can extend
my involvement within the Rutgers community even further.