Lauren Stallings '18 Recruiting Profile

Playing lacrosse has changed me as a person. As a student I have become way more dedicated and passionate about my course work. Further, my role as a leader on the field translates into the classroom; I am the leader in group projects, I participate more in class, I try to instill guidance in discussions, and most importantly, I have gained a lot of confidence. Lacrosse has given me the confidence I once lacked, not only on the field, but also in everyday life.? As an athlete, I have gained a lot of perspective on what it really means to be a leader and teammate. Lacrosse always pushes me and my personality; it pushes me to be less selfish, to be adaptable to different learning styles and behavior, staying confident, resolving conflict, and always pushing the limits of what I think I am capable of. It has certainly made me a more organized student, as well as more well rounded. Not to mention I feel that I am much more disciplined. I think a lot of the things I learned in lacrosse can definitely be translated into real life and have certainly helped me and will continue to help me grow as an individual.

My goals and aspirations in life is to  inspire those around me. In school I help tutor the sophomores in my math class  and my friends who are struggling to pass their classes, and when they understand the concept they pay me with a gleam in there eye and a warm “Thank you” and its enough. Although i'm a freshman, in lacrosse I have inspired little kids, who would watch the high schoolers play. Once a girl, nearly 10 years old, went up to me and told me she wanted to be like me when she was in high school. I think its the things like that that fulfill my life, when I  go to college i want to learn how to have a job that will help  inspire others.