Aaron Mackall '20 Recruiting Profile

I have considered myself a well-rounded athlete and competitor for as long as I can remember.  It started for me in 3rd grade when I went to the National Chess Competition with my chess team where I came in 21st in the country, and our team came in 3rd in our division.  Soon after that I started playing soccer, and the first year I entered traveling soccer I was part of the C1 team. I have been part of a bilingual Spanish school program for 10 years, and this has given me a lot of opportunities to interact with players from other countries.  

My freshman year I was placed on the JV team as a starter and captain, and I was also pulled up to play on Varsity as well. 

Adults around me have labeled me as resilient - when I looked up this word, it means being able to come back after difficult times.  My family has been through a lot in the last five years - my Dad was a police officer that crashed and now he has a brain injury.  My Mom was diagnosed with breast cancer last year.  But I have still been able to put in all of the work required for soccer and school, even when things were unsure.

Right now I plan to pursue a college degree involving computers, chemistry or math.  I hope to find a school that will let me focus on both my computer education and play soccer at the highest level.  Both soccer and school are very important to me.  I am planning to take college courses starting my junior year in high school as part of PSEO, and I hope to begin understanding what part of chemistry or math that I want to pursue.