Every year, I compete in the American Association of Bangladeshi Engineers and Architects’ science fair. Over this last summer, I did a project on affordable tsunami prevention for coastal cities and which methods worked the most effectively at the lowest cost economically and environmentally. From my presentation, experiment, and further research on future prevention methods, I won first prize in the senior division with honors in creativity and ingenuity. Secondly, I participate in my school’s science olympiad team where I work as our team’s historian and keep track of team’s progress. In last year’s competition, some team members and I competed in the astronomy and anatomy/physiology events. Although our school overall didn’t rank among the top, individually we did pretty well. In work experience, I babysit three to four times a month for one to two hours for the PTA’s kids at my local elementary school in order to help the parents run school events more …show more content…
In addition, I am a member of my my school’s national English honors society and national French honors society in which I am currently running for vice-president. Also, this year I received an academic letter and pin for having a gpa of 3.8 or greater and being a scholar in ninth grade. In addition to academics, I also indulge in a plethora of hobbies. To start, I am a competitive swimmer for my school where my team and I compete with others to place in regionals and conference meets, and I am member of the Aria bollywood dance group where we do frequent performances for cultural events.In addition, I am currently a black belt at taekwondo and have multiple sparring trophies from regional tournaments with honors in best form and kicking technique. At home, I enjoy reading a wide variety of books from fantasy and science fiction to autobiographies and reference books. I use these books to expand my view of the world and they help me approach ideas from different perspectives. I also regularly play my viola in my school’s orchestra. and for outside events such as family functions and