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BryceDuncan
StatementofFuturePlans
Ihavealwayshadaplanformyfutureaftergraduation.FreshmanyearIhaddecidedthat
IwasgoingtoattendCalPolySLOandmajorinArchitecturalEngineering.Iwasdenied
admissionintoCalPoly,UCBerkeley,andUCLA.Idideverythingpossibletopreparefor
collegeandtoprepareforapplications.Iamnowfinishinghighschoolwithnoplansformy
futureandnoideawhichwaymylifewillgo.Maybethisisagoodthing,maybeIneedtimeto
rethinkmyplans.It'simportanttohaveaplan,butitevenmoreimportanttobehappywiththose
plans.
MycurrentplanistoattendSacCityCommunityCollegeforasemesterandtransfer
overtoaCSUforwintersemester.IamnothappywiththeseplansbecauseinrealityIshouldbe
attendingamoreprestigiouscollegerightoutofhighschool,butthefouryearcollegesthatdid
acceptmeweremuchtoexpensivetoattendforfourtofiveyears.Iamhopingtogetacceptedto
aCSUbecausethatwillbebetterthanpayingforoutofstatetuition.
IhavesuccessfullypassedthreeAPcourses.IfmyBuckinghamhadofferedmoreonsite
APclasses,IwouldhavecertainlytakenthemandmyGPAof3.98wouldcertainlyhavebeen
higherallowingmymeritstobeconsideredgreater.Ialsochallengedmyselfbytaking
communitycollegecoursesinadditiontomyrigoroushighschoolload.ThisfallsemesterI
workeddiligentlytocompletefortysevencreditstoprepareforthecollegeapplicationprocess
andtoallowmyselfmoretimetostudyforAPexamswhilestillparticipatinginschoolevents
duringthespringsemester.

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Ihaveconsistentlybeenrankedthirdinmyclasswhiletakingonleadershiprolesin
extracurricularactivities.ForfouryearsIhavebeenavaluablememberofourvarsitycross
countryandvarsityboyssoccerteams.Ihavebeentheleadcrosscountryrunnerforthepast
threeyearsandastarteronthesoccerteamallfouryears.Inadditiontobeingtheleadrunner,I
alsohaveservedasacoachingassistantforthecrosscountryteamthisyear.Inaddition,Iwas
chosentobecaptainofthevarsityboyssoccerteam.Duringmysophomoreyear,Iwasa
memberofourLeadershipclassandservedontheAthleticsandClubsCommittee.ThisyearI
amtheASBStudentBodyPresident.InalloftheseleadershiprolesIhaveworkedveryhardto
beanexampletomypeerswithmyworkethicandpositiveattitude,challengedmyshynessto
becomeaneffectivecommunicator,andunitestudentstoaccomplishgoals.
Alongwithmyinvolvementinschoolextracurriculars,Iambuildingmyskillsand
relationshipsthroughmanyotheractivities.IamcurrentlyasalesassociateattheVacaville
AdidasOutlet.Iworksixteentotwentyhoursaweek.Inaddition,IjoinedtheNorthBayElite
FutbolClubmysophomoreyear.Iwasabletoquicklyimproveandwasmadethestartingright
defender.Ialsoparticipatedinmyfirstmarathonlastyear.IrantheSLOMarathoninSanLuis
Obispoandfinishedinsecondplaceformyagegroup.Itrainedforaboutsixmonthsontopof
playingformyclubsoccerteam.IalsoparticipateinadventurerunsknownasSpartanraces.The
Spartanracesembodycamaraderie,courage,andcompetition.Therearethreeseparatelevels
sprint,super,andbeast.Icompletedallthreelevelslastyearin2015andearnedmytrifecta.
StayinghealthyandfithasalwaysbeenveryimportanttomeandItheseachievements
demonstratemydiscipline,gritandworkethicqualitiesIwillusetoachieveandsucceedin
college.

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ItisevidentthatIhavedonemuchmorethanmosttoprepareforcollege.Ihave
challengemyselfallthroughouthighschool.Ihavealsodevelopedmanycloserelationships
becauseofmyactivitiesbothinschoolandoutsideofschool.Iwouldhavepreferedtoattenda
moreprominenthighschoolsoIcouldhavebetteracademicstandingsbutBuckinghamhasbeen
agreatexperience.

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