The Heldman Scholar-Athlete Award and Scholarship
Personal Statement Essay
Instructions: As a successful scholar-athlete, write an essay that reflects your thoughts and feelings about your academic and athletic experience—and how that experience has prepared you for success in college and in life.
Be specific and give examples. This is the most important part of your application.
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Your answers to some of these questions may help to get you started.
Why do you participate in athletic competition?
How has your participation in sports effected your academic pursuits?
What is your view of competition in academics and in sports?
How is personal motivation for athletic success similar and/or different from motivation for academic success?
Describe any similarities and/or differences between what’s required for success in sports versus what’s required for scholarly achievement.
How has your participation in sports informed or altered your view of your role in your community?
How do you define success in terms of academic efforts?
How would you characterize a successful college career and how has your experiences in athletic competition prepared you to achieve that success?