Given the choice between spending an evening with friends and taking extra time for his school-work, Andy Klise admits he would probably【21】for the latter. It's not that he doesn't like to have fun It's just that his desire to excel【22】drives his decision-making process. A 2001 graduate of Wooster High School and now a senior biology major at The College of Wooster, Klise acknowledges that he may someday have【23】thoughts about his decision to limit the time he has spent【24】, but for now, he is comfortable with the choices he has made. 'If things had not【25】out as well as they have, I would have had some regrets,' says Klise, who was a Phi Beta Kappa inductee as a junior. 'But spending the extra time studying has been well worth the【26】. I realized early on that to be successful, I had to make certain【27】.' 【28】the origin of his intense motivation, Klise notes that it has been part of his makeup for as long as he can remember. 'I've always been goal【29】,' he says. 'This internal drive has caused me to give my all【30】pretty much everything I do.' Klise【31】Wooster's nationally recognized Independent Study (I. S. ) program with preparing him for his next【32】in life: a research position with the National Institute of Health (NIH). 'I am hoping that my I.S. experience will help me【33】a research position with NIH,' says Klise. 'The yearlong program gives students a chance to work with some of the nation's【34】scientists while making the【35】from undergraduate to graduate studies or a career in the medical field.' (21)