<p>Please chance me for Belmont Hill School, St. Marks School, Brooks School, and Governor’s Academy. I will be applying as a 10th grader. I already go to a private day school that is considered by many one of the top schools on the North Shore of Massachusetts. I on the other hand am not one of those people, and am looking for a bit more of a challenge, as well as a boarding school (I realize Belmont is not really a boarding school, rather than just a place to stay during the school week).
My credits
Grades:
Math (advanced course)- A
Global Studies advanced course)- A-
English- A
Biology- B+
Spanish- B+
Religous Studies- B</p>
<p>SSAT- 80th percentile </p>
<p>Winner of my schools geography bee</p>
<p>Accepted into Phillips Exeter, and Phillips Andover summer school. </p>
<p>Community Service:
- I run a charity golf tournament that raised $25,000 this past summer, in its first year. I ran it with very minimal help, and it goes towards a great local cause. I have a lot of material I can give to the schools, as proof to some extent. The material includes newspaper articles, advertisements, letters to potential sponsors, sponsorship applications, and pictures from the day of the tournament.
- I have been running a turkey drive during Thanksgiving time since I was 10. Since starting it we have gone from putting together 25 turkeys to putting together over 100. </p>
<p>Athletics:
- Hockey- I have been playing for 10 years. I have made incredible improvements over the past five years, and have developed from a well below average player into one of the premier players in New England.
- Golf- was once a tournament level player. Now hockey has consumed too much of my time to practice golf. If I end up at any of these schools, I will play golf for them in the spring.
- Soccer- I played soccer for the first time last year. I ended up becoming the captain on my school’s J.V. team. </p>
<p>Art:
Do not have any particular artistic talents. </p>
<p>Character:
I was named the winner of the Courtesy Cup. The Courtesy Cup is named to the graduate( private pre-k through 8th school. Graduate’s are 8th graders) who carries him/herself with the most energy about his/her work. This person has made the biggest impact on the schools community. I take great pride in being awarded the 2012 Courtesy Cup recipient.</p>
<p>I should get very good recommendations if my teachers are fair. There is a lot of tension between me and a lot of my teachers, coaches, and colleagues right now because it has become well known I will most likely be leaving next year. Both my English and Math teachers believe my school is the best school around (which includes HADES schools), so they will be a bit vulgar with writing my recs. My math teacher is also a big advocate of my schools hockey program, and know’s the team will certainly be a little weaker without me, especially because I am only a freshmen and would otherwise have four more years of playing for the school. </p>
<p>Will get a great rec from my hockey coach, and the person who runs the charitable organization I did the golf tournament for. </p>
<p>Thank you for taking the time to read this, and thank you in advance for your comments.</p>