Albert Einstein was born at Ulm, Germany, on March 14, 1879. Six weeks later the family moved to Munich.He had his violin lessons from age six to age thirteen. Later, Einstein's family moved to Italy (Milan), but Einstein remained in Munich.In 1895, Einstein failed an examination that would have allowed him to study for a diploma as an electrical engineer at the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School in Zurich.Following the failing of the entrance exam to the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School, Einstein attended secondary school at Aarau, Switzerland, planning to use this route to enter the SFPS in Zurich. While at Aarau he wrote an essay in which he wrote of his plans for the future:"If I were to have the good fortune to pass my examinations, I would go to Zurich. I would stay there for four years in order to study mathematics and physics. I imagine myself becoming a teacher in those branches of the natural sciences, choosing the theoretical part of them. Here are the reasons, which lead me to this plan. Above all, it is my disposition for abstract and mathematical thought, and my lack of imagination and practical ability."