Michael Mcalpine '17 Recruiting Profile

I’ve been swimming since I was three and really has become part of my identity. I swim basically everyday in the week down by Coney Island and come home every night at 9:20 pm. Every time I get in the pool all I think about is to improve and make my mother proud to call me her son. I've always strived to go to the Olympics and be like or greater than Michael Phelps. Outside of the pool, in terms of academics, I've never truly been the greatest student with the perfect GPA. My first couple of years of high school weren't so great, but since Junior year started, I've been on top of everything. I really want to bring up my averages so I don't have to transition to college with a lackadaisical mentality, but with a hardworking mindset. I guess that every athlete would tell the coaches who are trying to recruit them, that there hard worker and up to any task, but for me, I try my hardest at everything I do. When I make a goal for myself and really work at it, most of the time I achieve it. I really want to go to college and really make something of myself and be the best I can be. If I ever want to be a doctor, I have to go to college and really focus.