Being able to take part in the National Honor Society is a very high honor and I strongly believe that I have the qualities it takes to participate in this program. I believe I have been able to embody the many different pillars of what the National Honor Society stands for and symbolizes. Throughout my life, I have faced many obstacles that I have had to overcome through tenacity and perseverance. Through these types of challenges, I have learned how to overcome issues both big and small and through this, I believe I have learned how to strive to make the right choices, to not hesitate to take initiative, and to maintain a positive and enthusiastic attitude. Although there have been times when taking the lead may not have come as naturally
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Throughout my school career, I have always made it a mission to participate in activities and classes that present some level of rigor and challenge to help push me so I can learn better academically and emotionally. In recent years I have been recognized for my Maximum Honors during both my Freshman and Sophomore years, maintaining an A- in every class, and within my junior year I achieved High Honors so far, intending to achieve Maximum Honors for the current semester. During middle school, I was placed on the fast track for math, giving me the ability to take honors classes up until sophomore year where I was then able to participate in AP-level courses, of which I am taking three now and intend to take more during my senior year. Through these types of classes, I gained some types of recognition such as an award for scientific achievement, a subject which I am very passionate about and hope to pursue later in my academic career. Within all of my classes, I make a huge effort to give my best work and I hold any feedback given in high regard as it helps me to improve my knowledge and gives me the ability to pass it on …show more content…
Since well before middle school, I have enjoyed participating in events such as the Umass Dash and Dine as well as the Hot Chocolate Run, and while I may not have been the best runner or finished top of my age group, I was able to help raise funds and awareness for what each of these races stands for, as well as participate in an event with a very open minded and open-hearted community. This type of friendliness and encouragement from a large group of people inspired me to find other ways to get involved in community activities, which began my journey as a CIT for two summers and eventually led me to become a counselor all of the last summer. With not much knowledge of what to expect from the job, the role of becoming a leader and role model for the campers was not something that I could ignore. As the summer progressed, I found it easier to help guide the campers into making better decisions, better grasped the ability to communicate with my co-counselors, and learned how to balance being serious about my job while keeping camp fun and interesting for the campers; all of these lessons I believe help to contribute to my leadership skills and my ability to work with others while maintaining a good
Throughout my school career, I have always made it a mission to participate in activities and classes that present some level of rigor and challenge to help push me so I can learn better academically and emotionally. In recent years I have been recognized for my Maximum Honors during both my Freshman and Sophomore years, maintaining an A- in every class, and within my junior year I achieved High Honors so far, intending to achieve Maximum Honors for the current semester. During middle school, I was placed on the fast track for math, giving me the ability to take honors classes up until sophomore year where I was then able to participate in AP-level courses, of which I am taking three now and intend to take more during my senior year. Through these types of classes, I gained some types of recognition such as an award for scientific achievement, a subject which I am very passionate about and hope to pursue later in my academic career. Within all of my classes, I make a huge effort to give my best work and I hold any feedback given in high regard as it helps me to improve my knowledge and gives me the ability to pass it on …show more content…
Since well before middle school, I have enjoyed participating in events such as the Umass Dash and Dine as well as the Hot Chocolate Run, and while I may not have been the best runner or finished top of my age group, I was able to help raise funds and awareness for what each of these races stands for, as well as participate in an event with a very open minded and open-hearted community. This type of friendliness and encouragement from a large group of people inspired me to find other ways to get involved in community activities, which began my journey as a CIT for two summers and eventually led me to become a counselor all of the last summer. With not much knowledge of what to expect from the job, the role of becoming a leader and role model for the campers was not something that I could ignore. As the summer progressed, I found it easier to help guide the campers into making better decisions, better grasped the ability to communicate with my co-counselors, and learned how to balance being serious about my job while keeping camp fun and interesting for the campers; all of these lessons I believe help to contribute to my leadership skills and my ability to work with others while maintaining a good