<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:
1. 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.
2. 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:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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>