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1.8 KiB
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7 lines
1.8 KiB
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# Think of all the activities — both in and outside of school — that you have been involved with during high school. Which one are you most proud of and why?
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  Throughout my entire time in high school, hockey has been a consistent factor of my life. From playing recreationally in 9th grade to joining a travel team and playing at a higher level, to becoming a major part of my job, hockey is my pride and joy.
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  Since I started to play hockey, I have improved in all facets of the sport, be it physical abilities like stick handling, shooting, body contact, or mental abilities like teamwork, leadership, or decision making. Being able to play at a competitive level nationally, as well as represent my high school at the varsity level both have helped me gain and develop these skills.
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  I’m proud of it mostly because it has always been a reflection of the best qualities of myself. Hockey forces one to be focused, hardworking, and communicative, all of which are things I strive to be and hockey has not only forced those values out of me during the game, but it has trained me to continue having them in the rest of my life outside of hockey.
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  One time when I used those skills was the 2026 spring UTD Battle of the Brains CS competition, where after reading and dissecting all the competition problems, I had to decide what problems to assign to which team members. I had to use my leadership skills to designate problems, and my teamwork and decision making skills to pick who would be best at solving each problem.
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  On top of that, in my time playing hockey, I’ve improved significantly, going from someone new to hockey playing in rec league to a top line hockey player on a travel team, one of my biggest accomplishments during high school.
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