Brag Sheet

1. What do you plan to study as a college major and why? What

experience do you have which will help you prepare for that major?
a. Psychology (going into Naval Psychology) because people
do not understand the hardships that our troops have to go through. I
want to be the one the explain their troubles to.

2. What course was the most challenging for you over the past three
years? How did you grow from this experience?
a. I had English 101 as a junior, along with my AP English class.
It was challenging to balance both at first, but by the end of the year, I
had one of the highest scores in my college English class

3. Have you taken any additional classes outside of school that are not on
your transcript? If so, please list the class, school attended, and grades.
a. English 47A and English 101- B
b. Sociology 101- A

4. Pick three original adjectives that you believe would best describe who
you are? Then explain why you selected them.
a. Enthusiastic: I show interest with everything I do.
b. Determined: I continue to work at something till it is done.
c. Well-rounded: I have classes that show my intelligence in
all different areas.

5. What event or activity (positive or negative) has had the most significant
impact on you in your life and shaped you as a person? Why?
a. Being physically abused by my father in my middle school
years taught me to grow up quicker and realize I dont need a father to
be successful.

6. Please share one leadership role you have held during high school and
describe how it has shaped who you are as a person.
a. 10th grade: Captain of my J.V. basketball team (Taught me to
be a person who younger people can look up to.)

7. Please describe any academic or personal barriers and how you have
overcome them. How have they interfered with your academic performance?
 a. My years at high school were complicated. I attend San
Diego High, but since we had four small schools my ninth grade year,
my mom placed me at the school of Media, Visual and Performing Arts.
As a child, I wanted to be a singer like my role model Beyonce. However,
I began to realize that my voice was not the best and it is hard to make
it in the industry. I restarted my life plan and decided I wanted to be a
psychologist. Attending Arts meant that the science classes I really
wanted were out of my reach since they were given to the small school
of SciTech. I decided to ask my counselor to transfer to SciTech. He said
it would be wise to stay at Arts since it would be a tough transition and
he promised that the course Psychology would be offered next year. So I
buckled down and decided to stay another year.
Tenth grade year was more frustrating since the classes I was
given were not challenging and it seemed like my education was at a
standstill. To top it off, Psychology was not offered like my counselor had
promised! I again presented him my problem. He begged me to
reconsider and didnt want me to change to SciTech for my eleventh
grade year. So again, I buckled down but decided to bring my case to
the principal instead. Fortunately for me, Arts was given a bombshell
later in the year.
Since our small school was the smallest at our complex, the
district decided to close it down to give the students more educational
opportunities. This also meant that current Arts students could move to
a different school of their choice. I was finally allowed to attend SciTech!
My years at SciTech have been amazing and the counselors that I
have really helped me with my goals towards college. It is sad that it
took a small school to shut down for me to get my way, but it is better
than staying in an environment that would not help me towards my
future.

8. Is there any additional information you would like your colleges to know
about you that you will not be able to share in your application?
a. Nope

9. **What would you want the admissions office to know that they could
not learn from your school records or application? Possible topics may include
greatest strengths, most unique characteristics, significant family events,
personal obstacles, and how you cope and overcome challenges.
a. Answered in NUMBER 7
 10. **Please explain any extenuating
circumstances/comments/additional information you would like to share (i.e.
extended absence due to illness, other school attended during high school,
learning disability, special talents, etc.)
a. Answered in NUMBER 7