Hard Work Accomplishments

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In both my personal life and my academic career, I have demonstrated an ability to work hard at achieving the things that I want. Achievements, such as getting into the IAM and maintaining a high GPA throughout my time here demonstrate this hard work. I am also consistently working hard in my personal life when it comes to moving outside of my comfort zone and contributing to the production of things like the local school play. Being a hard-worker makes me conducive to the values of the National Honor Society because I believe that the NHS prides itself on its ability to effectively help in the improvement of the world, which requires members who work hard to do so. I also believe that a mission as big as promoting scholarship, service, and I have shown this ability to collaborate in situations such as the production of my school play in 8th grade, my position as member, and then co-captain of a Michigan League of Academic Games team from 2nd to 5th grade, and in numerous academic group projects. I am able to take charge when necessary, but am also willing to take direction from others in order to get the job done. Additionally, I have learned how to effectively communicate in a way that involves expressing my ideas, while also making sure to fully listen to others. Being a team player puts me in line with the values of the NHS because it directly influences my ability to use teams as a means of accomplishing more and being more effective, rather than letting it hinder me. To me, a large part of the NHS is about what the organization as a whole can contribute to its communities and the world, rather than what one member can do alone. My various successes in being a member of a team make me qualified to help in achieving this larger goal. Being a member of the National Honor Society is a unique privilege that I would be honored to have. Being a member would afford me more opportunities to work towards my goals of helping others, being a leader, and maintaining my good academic standing. Similarly, I believe that the skills I possess would be useful to the NHS for achieving its mission as

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