Personal Statement

The high school experience is extremely important in the formation and maturity of a young man. Due to this fact, Jesuit High School’s main purpose is to form wholesome, mature men. To ensure the attainment of this goal, Jesuit establishes a characteristic outline that it expects the students to have advanced by the time of graduation. Personally, I feel that I have progressed in two main areas in my three years at Jesuit: “Open to Growth” and “Loving.” I have progressed my quality of “Open to Growth” to the extent that I am able “to accept myself, my talents and limitations, victories and defeats”, and I have “develop[ed] an appreciation of beauty and creativity.” When I graduated from elementary school in 2013, I knew that a completely new

From the beginning, my new classes challenged me in ways that I was not prepared for, but my Physical Science class challenged me the most. I spent countless hours studying to prepare for quizzes; however, I would still fail them. I was dumbfounded about how I could perform so poorly on an assessment, for which I so thoroughly prepared. I realized that my old studying habits were not sufficient to succeed at Jesuit. I concluded that I had to evolve quickly in order to keep my grades up to my standards. Understanding that I had to change my studying routine, I created a new studying method so that I could succeed in that class. This new method helped me ace the rest of my quizzes, and I still use it today. Although learning to accept myself is important, I have become more “Open to Growth” in ways outside of school as well, such as appreciating the beauty, creativity, and elegance of the world. About two years ago, I travelled to Tennessee with my family on a camping trip. One day of the trip, we went hiking on the bluffs in one of Tennessee’s natural parks. I was allowed to roam the area freely, so I went to a

In this journey of increasing my “Loving” quality, “I have learned to trust some friends, family, and adults” and “have begun to appreciate deeper friendships but am also learning that not all relationships are long-lasting.” In my 8th grade year, I had a group project assignment in my Christianity class. I was the group leader so I assigned my classmates to specific jobs. I had to trust that my group members would complete quality work on time. Thankfully, my group members completed nice work, and we scored highly on this project. I learned that I should always trust people to help me complete important tasks. Although trusting people is an important skill that I have developed at Jesuit, I have also progressed my understanding of how deep relationships can end. Upon my arrival to Jesuit in 2013, I had an established group of friends from my elementary school, but this fact was soon to change. Once my pre-freshman year began, I had many different classes from my friends. I observed that my friends and I were not seeing each other and socializing together as much as we used to. So, we began to from new groups of friends. By the time freshman year rolled along, my elementary school friends, with whom I had spent countless years, were no longer a major part of my life. I had made new friends, with whom I would