Admissions Essay To Be A Three-Sport Athlete

Ever since I was a child, my parents put me in various sports: soccer, softball, volleyball, basketball, and cheer. Both my parents grew up playing sports and realized that being a part of team sports benefits the growth of a person’s perseverance, determination and overall personality. Not only was I an avid multi-sport athlete as a child, my four other siblings were as well. Motivated individuals have surrounded me throughout my life. They have given me a great example of what it means to succeed and persevere. Not only have I been surrounded by strong individuals I have also been able to try different sports. While it was fun being able to try different sports, I realize early on that soccer was what I wanted to pursue. Soccer showed me how to be a part of a team and never give up.

The other important thing in my life are sports. I play club soccer and volleyball. Currently, I am on Girls Varsity Volleyball, which is very exciting. Being the youngest on the team, the upper class-man give me great advice that will help me through my freshman year. I am hoping that I can also make Girls Varsity Soccer in the spring. As for my club sports go, I love playing on my teams. I have made so many great friends, and I have gained skills from coaches I’ve had. It is hard to balance club sports, school sports, and school work at the same time, but I’ll hopefully survive and achieve goals with what I

I have been fortunate to be the recipient of untold hours of guidance of my own coaches and mentors. I can only imagine the sacrifices they have made- time away from family and fatigue just to name a couple. As a result of their investment in me, I have had innumerable opportunities, not the least of which will be the opportunity to attend Rice next fall and play baseball for the Owls. I am doing my best to apply the lessons I've learned through Wylie high school sports, to my life and all the lives I touch through service. All of these lessons impacted my life immensely and will follow me through

The influence that sports has on me and my life is astronomical. I have been involved with sports since I was 8 years old and have been learning valuable things ever since. While going through the numerous baseball and basketball games throughout my life, I have learned to always set goals for myself. Without goals there is no motivation for progression. As it’s getting closer to graduation, I have been thinking about what career I would like to venture off to in the future. As of now my goals are set on being a mechanical engineer. This goal encourages me to strive to do the best I can academically so that I can be accepted into an

Because I have always been involved in different sports, I was raised as a student athlete. To me, being a student athlete means doing everything I can to find success in the classroom and allowing golf to come as a second priority. I understand if I don’t keep on top of my academics, I won’t find success in my athletics because I would have too much worry about my grades. Throughout my time in high school, I found a healthy balance. I could achieve the highest of grades, while finding success on the golf course.

I am a person with three especially outstanding qualities. I possess an ambition for and success, an endless willingness to do whatever possible to grow and achieve my dreams, combined with the ability to admit mistakes and improve. These qualities translate to the Lam Research Core Values; Achievement, Innovation and Continuous Improvement, and Honesty and Integrity. I have been doing track since the beginning of middle school. Though I had managed to be a varsity athlete for all years that I had done track, I became seriously overweight for an athlete in my Junior year.

For as long as I can remember I have played soccer every fall and spring with a team. However that all came to an abrupt stop in the ninth grade during high school tryouts when I failed to make the list of about thirty-six boys who made either the junior varsity or varsity soccer team. I was in disbelief and questioned myself, “did I still obtain the desire to continue playing the sport I enjoyed for so long?” After ruminating on this issue, I resolved that I wasn’t going to let this disappointment hold me back from playing a high school sport, and I joined track and field. Track and field was an enjoyable experience where I met many new friends, however my passion for soccer had not died, and I was not content with my failure to make

I was born in Monroeville, Alabama on July 14, 1985, the oldest of five boys. I have a brother in the Air Force, a brother who is a junior at Troy University, a brother who is a sophomore at Tuskegee University, and a brother in the eleventh grade. I am a 2003 graduate of Monroe County High School. In high school, I was heavily involved in athletics, band, and extracurricular activities. I played junior varsity and varsity basketball and baseball all four years. I played in the percussion section of the high school band for four years and was the section leader for two years. I was a member of the Beta Club, Key Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and Future Teachers of America. Having so many brothers, sports has always been

Growing up, I’ve always been athletic. I’ve always loved the way the atmosphere and competitiveness of a sports game just completely engulfs me and takes me captive. I’ve fallen in love with the game and how it can make me drown in emotion. I hope to be around this type of atmosphere for as long as I can, that’s the reason I dream of becoming an athletic trainer or physical therapist. I believe in myself and I yield the faith that I can make it to that level. Albeit there isn’t a single prognostic sign that this is true in any form, but that’s what faith is, right? An intense belief in the unseen and unknown.

The predicament I am in right now is a blessing, considering the trials I have dealt with in the past. Growing up in inner-city Jacksonville propelled me into the man I am becoming today. Some of the circumstances that many inner-city adolescent youth deal with growing up, such as single-parent households, and inadequate financial stability; automatically dubbed me as a product of my environment. Paving a way for my family is what motivated me the most, and like many teenagers, I felt the task could be strictly achieved by athletics. I had a strong aspiration of playing professional sports, and had varying degrees of success in basketball, and football. Honestly, I was never considered the greatest by my peers, but it was hard to debate my work ethic. Seeing my mother work rigorously day in and day out inspired me. She encouraged me and imparted her knowledge on life’s challenges towards me.

My life began at Van Wert County Hospital on September 18, 1996. The town of Van Wert is where I am from and it is where I group up my entire life. My parents’ names are Greg and Amber Rickard. I have a twenty-two year old brother named Steven and a twenty-five year old brother named Paul. Throughout my life, my parents have been such great role models for me. They are both currently teachers and both have coached at the varsity level in basketball and volleyball. These factors lead directly to my love of sports. Sports have been a driving force me and have always been a place where I could be myself. Whether it was on a field, court, or anywhere for that matter, I was infatuated by competition. Athletics have been the direct reason behind unforgettable memories. An all time high in my life was having the

My ultimate career goal is to become a physical therapist for athletes or adolescences. Over the years, I have aspired to become a physical therapist because it is my passion to help others and to make a difference in the lives of others. This goal of becoming a physical therapist has developed over time. During high school, I used to spend some time in the athletic training room due to playing football and the various injuries that I’ve obtained. I had a unique athletic trainer Mr. Palmer. He taught me life lessons that school could not teach me. He taught how to be a selfless individual. His passion for his job and helping others fueled my passion and it moves me to want to help others. Although he was an athletic trainer,

“Rest with me for a moment or two I have a story to tell you.” I have played basketball for six years straight now i'm on the middle school team. This is an intense sport with lots of running and shooting and a lot of getting injured. This sport takes lots and lots of practice. Also lots of teamwork. This is important to me because I want to get a basketball scholarship to go to the University Of Florida and accomplish my dream and become a basketball player of the WNBA(Women's National Basketball Association.) Another reason, is that I wanna make my mom, dad, grandma,and grandpa proud of me . They wanted me to play basketball because I have been so good at it over the years .They want me to succeed and get a scholarship in this sport.Then

My participation in sports has taught me many things. The most important things are: always be on time and ready to go, work hard to prove you belong, and never quit. This has made me a successful student. Before I played football, I was a student barely passing classes. Now I’m a A, B, and C student. Football to me was a way to show people I can be successful. It helped that my coach was also my history teacher. If I was slacking in a class he would always say something about my grades. It kept me in line, and out of trouble. This has translated to today, I turn in my school work,

I am Samantha Ruelas. I am a person who enjoy playing sports. Like football, basketball, Taekwondo, and maybe even soccer. But what I really enjoy from all of those, is basketball. Basketball, made me who I am today. It has helped with my social skills with other people,and has made me a better teammate.