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In this writing, I am trying to prove to you that I am a good fit for Odyssey Of The Mind, due to my creativity, resourcefulness and ability to adapt to new environments. I am also striving to improve my work habits so that I can become a better learner and if I do get accepted into Odyssey, a help to my team, not a burden.

I am confident that I would contribute a new perspective and more creativity to Odyssey Of The Mind. I have always had an overactive imagination, and sometimes see objects around me as I want them to be, not the way it currently stands. Furthermore, am always thinking of some new design like a green jet or a new shoe that’s biodegradable. I even been designing an airline over the last two and a half years named Ritz-Royale. Also, I like to compete in just about everything, and competition only makes me That and many more reasons, is why I know I would be a good fit for Odyssey Of The Mind. …show more content…

Having transferred schools and constantly travelling all around the world has made me more skillful and outgoing when finding new friends and I am certain that I can adjust when working together with new partners. Furthermore, I know almost everyone in the middle school pretty well, and those I don’t know, I can learn about, so I can truly know everyone.

At my old school, we had a project to design a poster board about a country of our choice. We chose Mexico, and my partner was arguing with me about the research for our board, because he wanted it to be based all from prior knowledge and not study anything, I didn’t feel like we had enough known info between us, and felt we should study our country more first, which is how the conflict started. We ended up fixing it by it by compromising and using some prior knowledge, and a bunch of new research on the history, culture and sports of Mexico, and we ended up getting a good grade on the

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