Emily Tran '19 Recruiting Profile

My name is Emily Tran. I believe I am a good candidate for collegiate swimming for three reasons: I have outstanding time-management, being a positive teammate is crucial to me, and I obtain a consistent work ethic.

Foremost, obtaining and achieving the crucial asset, of time-management, is significant. As a sophomore entering the 2016-2017 school year, I have learned to grow and adapt to the new, arduous challenges the academics and the athletics have brought me. I swim five to six days every week, two to three hours every day. Thus, time-management is important; it will come handy in the soon-to-be future.

It is difficult to find that rigid balance between academics and athletics, yet I will never forget to be a positive teammate- both inside and outside the pool. Playing the role of a positive teammate does not only impact me. Positivity acts as a virus; it infects other people, beginning with a teammate. Being a teammate also comes with mutuality, responsibility, and the utmost respect.

Third, having a strong work ethic, to strive for a bright future, is one of the most important life lessons I will ever have learned. I believe the results will have paid off, after the sacrifices and the hard work have occurred. So far, academically, in 2016, I achieved a 4.0 freshman year both semesters. Athletically, I earned my Futures cut in the 100-yard breaststroke, as well as the SRHS Varsity Girls' MVP award. Along with that, I set a new school record in the 100-yard breaststroke in the current 2016 season.

Finally, my top priority school is the University of California- San Diego. UC San Diego has both the academic and athletic requirements, suited personally for me. Academically, it has one of the top PreMed programs in the nation. Athletically, it competes in Division II, which well-suits me, according to me times. Geographically and financially, UC San Diego is my top-seeded school. However, any UC schools are closely under my radar.

Learning to balance school and swimming under my belt, with time-management, being a positive teammate, and having a strong work ethic will drastically improve my chances, in order to get into the University of California- San Diego, or any University of California schools.