Rowing has helped me to become a better student, a better musician, and a better leader. After starting rowing at my club in the sixth grade, I have applied the skills in both mental and physical discipline which rowing has taught me to my academic pursuits as well as my extracurricular pursuits. Rowing has taught me that hard work is the best path to success and that nothing worth achieving comes without commitment and discipline. Through my experiences on and off the water I have found a love for competition and a desire to compete at the highest level I can in college athletics.