About Me

My name is Christopher Toni, and I’m currently a Senior at Northeastern Illinois University.  My passion is mathematics but it was not always like this.

As I was growing up, I faced many challenges: no mother, no father, no confidence in myself because of how I was treated by others in school, etc.  It was my grandmother who helped me overcome these difficulties and gave me hope to pursue my dreams and goals.

I originally wanted to become a doctor.  After several years, I gave up my dreams on becoming a doctor and decided to become a mechanical engineer.  However, as a senior in high school, I finally realized mathematics was the subject that clicked for me.  As a sophomore in high school, I started to realize that mathematics was easier than before; it never crossed my mind that I would be where I am today.  In the last three years, I completed my undergraduate degree requirements and have started graduate level classes.  I hope to be accepted to at least one Ph.D. program in mathematics for the Fall 2010 semester.