This past May, I graduated from my high school and was awarded Valedictorian of my class. This was a huge honor and reflected all the hard work I had put into my academics throughout my time in high school. Being able to manage both academics and extra-curriculars was difficult, but now that I know it was worth it I am satisfied. This achievement taught me to always do the best work I could and to manage my work and life, which has been very useful thus far in college.