High School Admission Essay

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Being a student at Rolling Meadows High School has taught me not only to be successful academically, but to excel in leadership and responsibility. In order to give myself a wonderful high school experience, I learned to apply myself in the situations that were given to me. In the previous years, I have taken honors classes and one AP class. Currently, I am taking multiple AP and honors classes. What makes my challenging schedule easy to master is that I apply myself to them. Engaging in the class and then tackling the homework is something I find rewarding, and that can only be so if I complete all my assignments and earn significant test scores. With this mindset, I am able to easily engage in my schoolwork and responsibilities that come …show more content…
Of course, I will cry, but that is normal. It lets me know that it is just a bump in the road that will allow me to move forward, stronger. Anyway, what I mean by putting others happiness before my own is that in situations involving other people, I think of them first. I am on the Orchesis Dance Company at RMHS. Being apart of a team is something I hold strongly to my heart. In order to be on a team, you have to be a team player. During our Holiday Assembly, a few of the boys’ scarves went missing, including my adagio partner’s. In between assemblies, I rolled out the fabric and began cutting extras, handing them to the boys and my partner last. At the time, I was not aware that I thought of my partner last, until that night my mother received an email from Mrs. Good, praising me for my help during a time of stress. This is the positive mindset I hold when it comes to Orchesis. Especially after that day, I made sure I applied myself to the team and anything that needed to be done. When I was the sophomore representative, it was my job to guide the new freshmen, sophomores, and returning sophomores so that we could all have a fun and successful year together. Even when you are not a rep, it is necessary to continue to hold the traits and responsibilities you did possess as rep. I am very content with the responsibilities I have for my

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