Nt1310 Unit 1 Assignment

I believe my talent is time management, working hard, and helping others. Being a student-athlete I had to develop time managing early. When I made the girl's varsity basketball team my freshman year I realized just how time-consuming it was. There were days where I woke up at four in the morning to do homework and study for tests, after getting home from a game at nine pm. Learning to handle this full schedule challenged me as a student. It gave me the confidence to go take harder classes after freshman year. Sophomore year I took AP World History and three Honors classes. Junior year, I did so as well. But I’ve really pushed myself this year, because I am taking four AP classes: Environmental Science, Psychology, Calculus, and Government.

I play football, soccer, basketball, and run track. Consistently, I have evolved into a leader on each team of which I am a member. I am generally considered a captain or play some kind of leadership role on the team. During practices, games, and meets, I have always helped younger or less experienced teammates. Although I am frequently playing two sports at the same time each season, and have many practice and game expectations of me, I have never allowed it to affect my grades. I have maintained nearly straight A’s throughout my elementary school curriculum. I have accomplished this because I am extremely organized and

When the question comes up about what makes you a strong candidate for admissions many would say things like I have a high GPA, I play sports etc. But what makes me a strong candidate is not that I get good grades or am very talented in specific subjects. It’s because I do not consider myself a talented person clearly because I'm not, I'm not naturally good at school, sports, or music. What makes me stand out is the fact that I work hard and have the patience to invest in myself from beginning to end. The main reason why I am good at instruments, sports, and school is that I challenge myself to become a better version of myself every day. Not to impress schools, friends, or teachers but because it gives my life purpose. I wake up every day

When people are applying for college there is often a misperception; That the applicants think all colleges are looking for is perfection, outstanding grades, and perfect attendance. But in reality colleges are often looking for ones imperfections; the things they are not good at, the subjects they are not strong in, and the not very good

As the only oboe player in the 8th grade, my band teacher Ms. Vogel and all of my friends knew that acceptance was a guarantee. To my classmates, I timidly expressed skepticism but my flattering subconscious secretly knew that I would rip open the high school admissions letter and inside I would find a gargantuan OFFER. Doubt was nonexistent in my mind.

College athletes are put into games that are not only televised nationally, but sometimes even worldwide. They gain acknowledgement similar to famous figures that any other person would covet. What goes unnoticed is the life behind the player. How’s their school grades? What do they do with their time? Being a student athlete means that person must manage time between school work and a busy sport schedule. This person also must fulfill the academic requirements of a student athlete to be eligible to play. The requirements are set at a 2.3 minimum GPA and 16 completed core classes. Of those 16 classes, ten must be completed before the start of senior year, and 7 must be completed with english, math, or science classes. Transfer students are

Wanting me submit activities other than academics on my college application, my parents advised me to try out for a sport. Even though I loathed running long distances, I attempted cross country. I wasn’t intending to argue with my parents. After two days of conditioning for cross country in the dead of summer, I told my parents emphatically that I was drained and that I wasn’t going to do cross country. Afterwards, I told them that I could do track in the spring

All throughout high school I was involved in sports. I excelled in football and lacrosse throughout the four years I attended my high school. I had no problem going home studying football plays for hours and looking to make myself better for the next game or practice. I could recite defenses and offenses with no problem, but give me a math problem and it was as if it was in another language. Unlike my teachers I got along with my coaches well and they would be willing to help me get into a good school to further my playing skills. That is in reality only about twenty five percent of what you need to get into college. I lacked the other seventy five percent of doing at least average in academics and being a well rounded student. I had some schools contact me about playing lacrosse at their school but once they had heard I hadn’t taken the SAT’s yet and that my grades were a little above failing their interest level dropped. I believe that I potentially threw away some opportunities that could have really benefitted me today. Even if I would have payed attention the slightest bit I could have easily achieved B’s and C’s. I had my priorities mixed up and it really came back to bite me four years down the road.

Baylor’s community not only draws me in, but so does its strong academics. I am the type of person that is constantly pushing myself to be better, may it be in my school studies or as a clarinet player in the band. My junior year of high school, I decided to take on the hardest task possible for the UIL solo competition: a master class solo. This means that I played the hardest solo that was on the list, and in this case, it was eight pages long and took about twenty- five minutes to play all the way through. Originally, I perceived the idea of me doing this as crazy, laughable even. Nevertheless, I decided to take on the challenge. The two months leading up to the competition consisted of practicing and perfecting my solo. Any second my directors had available I was there, playing and taking in their wise critiques. I

I believe that my greatest accomplishment thus far is completing my A-levels with excellent grades, whilst developing my interest in music. During my final year in high school, I was a dedicated member of many groups. As the leader of the Symphony Orchestra, I had to lead rehearsals and reach out to members. Apart from that, I completed my diploma in piano and ABRSM grade 8 in violin in the same semester. Obtaining these qualifications required unwavering determination and resilience, especially when things get tough. However, I was able to balance my time between schoolwork and extra curricular activities, despite practising the piano three hours a day for my diploma. Looking back, I have learned to constantly challenge myself by pushing myself

I have chosen to apply to this Academy Career Pathway because I want to have an extraordinary life, try my best, and give all my best. I wish to go to Artswork and join the theatre program. Memorizing and acting is my strong side, however it needs much improvement and I’m willing to work. I get to play different character with different emotions. This academy will help me with my communication and I’ll be able to get a good job in the future. I’m not great at building, singing, computers, etc.… but I am good at acting. I had theatre and I enjoyed it. Now I have intermediate theatre and I know this is something I want to become better at. If I get into this academy it will help me in the future and beyond. But in return they will receive my

I am proud of my leadership in the Fayetteville-Cumberland Youth Council (FCYC) and improvement in my piano performance skills. I joined my FCYC in sophomore year and quickly became immersed, from leading the entertainment committee for the State Youth Conference, to combating Hurricane Matthew by assisting my youth council organize food drives for those who were not as fortunate. Additionally, I started to play the piano in 6th grade, but treated music as a chore. For a year and a half I didn’t get near the level of piano advancement I should of been at. In 8th grade, I made a goal for myself that I would prioritize piano by putting my feelings into the music I play. Although the joy I got of this is immeasurable, evidence of my growth was

Knowing my limited athletic talents, I began to explore other aspects of sports. In my junior year, I decided to become the Statistician for the Soccer team. By the end of the season, I earned my first varsity letter for soccer. When fencing season began, I was called up to the varsity squad as my skills improved. By the end of the season, I received my second varsity letter for fencing. At the end of the year, I realized there was a difference between both letters. The soccer letter represented me recognizing my personal flaws and adjusting my interests to succeed in the end. The fencing letter represented me working on my determination and ability to learn the skills needed to reach my goal.

Let me begin by saying not all of the words of Shakespeare, “shall I compare myself to another applicant?” Everything usually came easy to me in school growing up, until I hit the brick wall that most refer to as college. This was when I realized that I really had to study to earn my good grades. This turned out to be the ultimate wake up call. Coming into college as a freshman alone was stressful and I chose to add being a varsity athlete on my plate. My first two years of college consisted of learning how to balance athletics and academics. My wake up call came when I didn’t do as well as I had expected in my first semester science class, general chemistry. I loved chemistry, but this turned out to be an unrequited love. I did not do as well as I had hoped, but I refused to let this deter me from my ultimate goal. The balancing act of being a varsity athlete and a student taught me patience, but it also taught me to prioritize. After two years of playing basketball for my institution, I chose to focus solely on my academics. This was a very difficult decision for me, but I knew it was best to target my time towards bettering my academics.

Our group designed a pitch and promo around the idea of a reality TV show called “job swap”. My contributions to the group was I created the concept, I developed the characters in the promo as well as their personalities and acted as the farmer in the promotional video. I learnt editing techniques, characterisation and several other techniques are integral to the success of a reality television show.