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In this letter, I hope to share my interests and strengths that would demonstrate how I am a qualified candidate for the physics Ph. d. program at --------. I have some interests in experimental astrophysics as well as having some experience in the field. However, I am currently very interested in experimental particle physics and have been since my first exposure to it in Dr. Dave Raymond's Phys 222 class. This specialized field has been pure fun since I became acquainted wih it; I feel like a kid in a candy store when I work with sub-atomic particles. I have always been able to mentally visualize geometries of systems of objects, thus I am very comfortable with modeling. Making a contribution to the standard model would be a pinnacle achievement of my professional career. My greatest strengths become apparent in the lab environment where I have consistently demonstrated success in writing lab reports, and collaborating with others. As an undergraduate, I have done a research project in atmospheric physics with Dr. Raymond and another in astronomy under Dr. Klinglesmith. With these research opportunities, along with my course work and personal projects, I have done a lot of modeling and manipulating of large data sets using MATLAB, BASH, and Canopus. I am still conducting research at the local Etscorn Observatory where I model light curves of asteroids from images I take there. I intend on concluding my research on a select few asteroids before November assuming the weather permits me to do so. This will result in papers being published in the January/December edition of the Minor Planet Bulletin as well as a presentation of my findings at the Student Research Symposium at NMT. In taking a course taught by Dr. Klinglesmith I was told to count the number of stars in an Orion cluster. Without hesitation, I told him that I could write a MATLAB script that could count the stars for me. He initially dismissed me with, “good luck,” because he did