My high school journey started when I stepped onto the grounds of the Afrikaans High School for Boys. The school, located in the capital city of South Africa, has built up more than a century of solid traditions, good values and excellent educational records. It is affectionately referred to as ‘Affies’ and I will continue as such out of loyalty and pride for my Alma Mater. In December 2023 I graduated from this exceptional school and thereby closed this chapter of my life. I started my five years at Affies with the aim to achieve excellent academic grades, but I now realise that I also grew into the core value system of Affies. As a result, I consider myself a seasoned academic scholar, who also embraces lasting values, such as loyalty, self-discipline and humility. I received academical honors at the end of each year from grade 9 to 12. This results in a combined GPA score of *** out of 4. On 26 August 2023 I took the SAT test and achieved a combined score of ****/1600 with a *** for the reading and writing section and a *** for the Math section. At the end of matric I graduated with 7 distinctions (7 out of 7 subjects above 80%).
This is an account of my work and achievements in high school. In South Africa, grades 8 to 12 are taught in ‘high school’ or ‘secondary school’ and therefore the record of my academic achievements will commence from grade 8. I will highlight what I have achieved both in and out of the classroom. I will also demonstrate how the realization of my aspiration to study in the USA, is centered around clay target shooting as a sport. During the preparation of my applications to study accounting abroad, I concluded that the education opportunities in the USA are ‘top-tier’ quality, matching the prestigious status of clay target shooting as a sport. I do see myself excelling at both and take pride in presenting to the reader why this is so.
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