Alex Santos '27 Recruiting Profile

I embody power. 

Not the type of power that has been given by blood, but the type that rises out of nothing to overcome everything. I am the result of a mentality that has been carved into my soul. The sport I knew, centered the idea of perfection. I grew addicted to the idea of growth. To be able to learn and change as a person yet never grasp the expectation of perfection. I grew a work ethic that scares the word "competitive" because I give everything into anything I do. I love to study, I love to get lost in words and textbooks, I love to learn everything there is to know, and still know, there is always more to know. Knowing this, I live off of a hunger to learn about why we think. I dove deep into a passion for neuroscience. A passion to get as far as possible in my academics and athletics, then push past that. A passion those around me said I couldn't pursue because I go to a public school, I am female, and I am Latina. Things people saw as powerless I grew the most power out of. Flowering my own ideology of self worth. When I am told I can't do something because of who I am, I will prove them wrong. I am persistent, I thrive off of my will. I am a leader, a voice to be heard. I am the change in the wind, the yell of passion, the heartbeat of a newborn, and the embodiment of power. I want to reach my high ambition, shatter the wall of what's known, and keep going. My time may be limited to today, but I will still thrive to change tomorrow.