Albert Tseng '17 Recruiting Profile

As a young kid. my favorite thing to do was to play sports. No matter what sport it was I put my heart out into the game until the game was finished. When I was a kindergartener, my parents put me through my first swim practice. At first I didn’t like it and wanted to quit, but my parents are determined that I stick to the sport. Now, I am thankful to my parents for decision of not letting me quit, leading to the swimmer I am today.  

As an athlete, I am hard working and determined. Once I have a goal set in mind, I will work endlessly to achieve it. When I was in middle school, I was the captain of the basketball team for two years. Playing basketball, I learned teamwork, cooperation, and leadership. Even when I stopped playing basketball, my leadership showed in the pool. I encourage people during practice when their about to give up and praise them for their effort after meets. Personally, as a swimmer, I learned self-motivation. Swimming for me, is honestly a difficult sport, however I always think about the results after and frequently see myself accomplished in my mind. These thoughts helps me push through the pain during practices and eventually reach my goal.

As a student, I have a 3.5 gpa. Honestly, I didn’t really care or know how important my grades are until the beginning of my sophomore year. Since the beginning of the sophomore I decided to focus more on school. My efforts showed in my grade. At the end of my freshman year, I had a 3.3 gpa. Since then, I worked hard and tried to improve my grade. This showed in my report card at the end of my first semester of my sophomore year (3.5 gpa). As I move onto my junior year next year, I am planning to challenge myself by adding two ap classes to my schedule while maintaining at least a 3.7 gpa. If I put as much time and effort in my school work as much I do during swim practices, I know my grades can rise dramatically.

I want to use my athletic and academic abilities to find a college I’m interested in and to help people who are in need.. I have the leadership in and out of the pool. Usually I have to get out of my comfort zone to find that leadership part of me, but I am willing to do it because it makes me happy to see other people smile.