My Experience At UW-Oshkosh

I’ve participated in 3 sports teams since freshman year. I tried out for and joined Cross-Country in August of 2015 and was put on the Freshman-Sophomore team. This year I made it to the 2016 IHSA 2A Cross Country Sectional Champions. I tried out for and joined the women’s basketball team in October of 2015 and this year I was nominated for and became captain of the Junior Varsity team. I tried out for and joined Track & Field in March of 2015 and I have been on the Varsity team since freshman year. I participate in the 100 and 200 meter dashes, low and high hurdles, long jump, triple jump, and shot put. I made it to the 2017 Indoor City Championships for long and triple jump. I am in Key Club, African-Culture and Dance, Recycling Club, Science Olympiad, and Latin Honor Society.

I have been involved in many activities through my high school years. I ran cross country for 4 years then became a manager, which means I still ran at practice but at meets I helped the coaches with various things. I’ve been playing softball since I was 5 and have always loved it. From fifth to twelfth grade I have been on student council and working to make our school a better place. This year I became the vice president of National Honor Society. Getting to work with the community and helping with NHS has changed my life.

I am dedicated to staying involved in many clubs and programs in my school. Right now I am currently in baseball, choir, Science National Honor Society, National Honor Society, Ruckus and Rowdy, student council, and in our school musical production, Footloose, as a main acting role. My most prominent talents are in baseball and choir. I have been in baseball since I was 3 years old and have always been an athletic kid compared to my peers. I continue to practice and try my best in baseball and despite always trying new sports and activities, I have never skipped a baseball season. Baseball has taught me the importance of teamwork, taking constructive criticism, respect for coaches and teammates, and persistence in improving. In the past two

I’m seventeen years old and i’m a senior attending Weslaco East High School. Some interests i love doing is playing sports. Growing up I came from a very outgoing family, we usually played outside or went camping.

I have always loved sports ever since I was a little kid. Some of my earliest memories are of playing soccer with my friends on a wet, cold spring day or hitting a ball off of a tee and feeling like it went a mile, when in reality it only went about fifty feet. Even to this day I still can never get enough of sports. I get about four weeks off out of the entire year where I’m not technically in a sport, but I’m still always practicing and trying to get better because that’s the only way I know. I love everything about sports: the friendships, the competition, the passion, the atmosphere, the unity. Sports are one of my true loves and they consume my life. It is this strong desire that I have for sports that has driven me to want to pursue a

From my earliest memories school sports have been a part of my life. When I was in elementary school I watched my older siblings play basketball, football, baseball, and even male cheerleading. I couldn’t wait for my chance to play on a team, and make a difference. I have been very fortunate to be a part of many great teams at Mandan. I have grown and developed not only as an athlete, but also a person through the athletic programs. Sports have taught me to be accountable, to show up on time, to work hard, to practice, and to push myself to the best of my abilities. They have made me mentally and physically stronger than I ever thought possible and taught me to help push other members to be the best they can possibly be.

By the end of last summer I had everything packed and I was ready to go. I completed the checklist and reviewed it once more. School supplies, check; bedding, check; clothes, check; refrigerator, check; TV, check; food, check; etc. Finally, I was able to gain independence from my parents and everything else I had left behind at home. Early in the morning of late August 2014, I was off to college. I believed that SUNY Oswego was the best fit for me both education and socially wise. SUNY Oswego is known for its windy and cloudy climate since it sits right on Lake Ontario and is known for its Business Program.

One of my primary interests is the formation of communities, especially those involving competitive environments, and even further should that competitive environment involve teamwork. Involvement in communities like them seem a fair pastime, and an effective device for the improvement of one's personality. American soccer and baseball were the two sports with which I was most involved throughout my youth, and it's through that participation I found the aforementioned to be true, and found too some friends I Imagine I'll cherish for the remainder of my life. Though sports such as

Jamie had chosen the major she did at UW Oshkosh because she wanted to be a police officer. At the time, it was illegal for women to be cops so she waited until it became legal to apply. When it finally did become legal for women to become police officers Jamie applied right away. She was turned down because she was just a year older than the maximum age limit for a police officer. Jamie then decided to apply at the Department of Transportation because she needed a good paying job. She ended working there 36 years until she retired. In all her years working at the DOT. Jamie’s biggest influence in her career was a man named Gerald Rahn. He was her boss and was responsible for giving her jobs assignments. He frequently gave her jobs that were out of her job description because he knew she was more capable than the jobs that were within her job description.

Tumultuous is the word I would use to describe my personal transition to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Maybe tumultuous exaggerates my experience slightly, but I did endure my fair share of highs and lows. I was born and raised in Appleton, Wisconsin which is about three hours from Eau Claire. As much as I thought I was prepared to leave the safety of home behind, I soon realized that my sense of security was false. It was probably week five that I had a little meltdown; I seriously questioned whether I wanted to be at Eau Claire or not. I’m an English Education major and examining the Appleton Area School District, and surrounding communities reveal that many of the educators in my desired teaching area graduated from Oshkosh. I

Since a very young age, I have been involved in community service and extracurricular activities. I started playing sports at the age of three, beginning with gymnastics. Soon after, I joined many other sports teams, including, dance, soccer, and softball. In middle school and throughout high school, I ran track and cross country and continued playing soccer. Senior year of high school,

The activities that i'm involved in, inside of school are Marching Band. The Albert Lea High School Marching Band is during the summer and lasts about a week. It’s a blast and I meet new friends, also 8th Graders are allowed to do marching band and us upper kids help them with marching and memorizing the music. I also do regular Band class here at school. I play the Flute and are now learning how to play the Tuba, during the marching band season I do Drumline. I use to play softball and volleyball. Softball wasn’t the greatest, I mean getting hit in the face with softballs isn’t fun, other than that I had a great time and games and the girls on my team were the nicest. I played volleyball for 3 years. I had to skip a year of volleyball to plan my Quinceanera. This year, my sophomore year, I tried out for volleyball. Sadly I didn’t make it. Even though i was bummed out, I learned to cope with it.

A person’s college experience all depends on where a person goes. Colleges can differ in many types of ways. For example: a college’s campus life, its band, and its educational ability are the main determining factors of how a person’s college life will go. To show the importance of these things I have chosen JSU and Ole Miss to prove my points. JSU and Ole Miss are both great schools, but one is more for education purposes while the other is focused more on campus life.

First and foremost, I cannot begin to start with how radically different this university and the diversity up here is compared to what I am accustomed to back home. Walking the streets here was definitely a culture shock for me at first. The different races and beliefs here were almost overwhelming to begin with, especially after one of our house meetings discussing those topics. Being around only one-thousand people my whole life, who all shared similar beliefs in many ways put a little shell around me. If someone was slightly different than everyone else, they were judged and sometimes severely bullied for just being themselves. I am so very thankful for the “eye-opening” that the University of Wisconsin-Madison has provided for me. It not only will allow me to see things with a different perspective, but it will also give me a new appreciation for all walks of life.

For instance, I tend to try-out for every sports team at school despite not even being decent at the sport and not making it, I am not afraid to take on the challenge and making a fool of myself. At school, I have joined the cross-country team every single year with improvements each year; in grade 4, I received 93rd place and this year I have been training hard, not missing a single practice so the hard work paid off with my 1st place at areas and 22nd at regionals despite a fall. Running at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon 5k event is also something I want to do next year. Additionally, I participate and place in track and field each year, making it to areas and regionals as well as the badminton team which I placed first with my mixed doubles partner at areas. I also join clubs such as the Yearbook Committee and Robotics Club at school; I am also planning to start a Math and Science Club at school with my friends. Badminton is the sport I enjoy outside of school as I play in a competitive team outside of school around 5 times a week; this develops my competitive personality, but also builds my sportsmanship. I have also participated in many sports before badminton such as swimming, gymnastics, skating, and karate; though I do not regularly take part in these sports as I have lots of extra-curricular activities that keep me busy from the moment I get home, I do enjoy them recreationally for fun. Self-motivation