Middle School Application Essay

I’ve always had a very strong interest in math. My interest became apparent when I was in preschool and my grandmother taught me basic operations. I still remember being extremely excited at the end of the day, so I could walk home with my grandmother and learn more. At that time, however, I hadn’t realized how powerful math could be.

My interest in math grew exponentially as I went through elementary school. In fifth grade, my parents and teachers brought my attention to math competitions. I showed up at the math competition, knowing nothing about what the competition would be like. I was quickly absorbed by the crowd of excited boys and girls, ready to start the competition. I immediately felt accepted by this small community of math lovers.

There were always hardships I had to overcome. When I was invited to participate in Math Madness as one of the only two sixth graders, I was intimidated by the seventh and eighth graders who were all much better at math than I was. However, I still loved attending and now, still as member of the Math Madness team , I have improved myself.

Another great experience was the Maryland Mathalon in seventh grade. Originally, only a total of 8 eighth graders in my school were invited to compete in this math competition. However, a few of us seventh graders wanted to compete in this math competition as well, so we decided to create our own team to compete. At the math competition, we gave it our all and won first place in the team round with a perfect score. At that moment, I was very happy and proud of both myself, and my teammates.

Although my love of math has led to numerous awards, there’s still a ton of math knowledge that I havn’t discovered yet. Outside of school, I participate in many extra math classes. I’ve taken classes ranging from middle school competition level to high school competition level. I enjoy each and every one of these classes and I love meeting others who have the same passion for math as I