Nick Lanham '13 Recruiting Profile

I come from a family that is very heavy on me being a student athlete. School has always come before football, but football still has a very big impact on my life. My strongest characteristics include: I have ambitions that I always will follow through on, my intelligence, and my athletic ability. Some of the ambitions that I'm going to follow through on include graduating high school, going to college, and finally earning a degree of at least a master. The biggest reason that has impacted me into needing these things, is my grandpa who passed away some-what recently. He always told me that if I wanted to be considered successful in life I needed to at least get a bachelor's degree, I've taken it upon myself to not give up until I receive a Master's degree. My intelligence is influenced greatly by my parents who have always helped me through everything and anything I ask them to. I have a 3.0 GPA and an SAT score of 1480 to prove my intelligence. I feel like I am a smarter than my GPA because I slacked off a little bit freshman year failing a class, if I would have just been mature and stuck out the class I probably would've had a much better grade. Football has been a big part of my life for as long as I can remember. From my dad getting a scholarship at the very same high school I play at, playing the very same position I play. To my grandpa being a coach in the NFL and having 3 super bowl rings, I have a ton of pressure on me to be a successful athlete. Football has lot of parallels with life, helping shape much of my goals and aspirations. Football has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. The distinctive factors of my life include: I have ambitions I will follow through on no matter the cost, I'm smart, and I'm an athlete. Picking me so I can study the field of business at your school couldn't be a bad idea.