Justin Taparra '13 Recruiting Profile

My name is Justin Taparra and I am 5'10", 155 pounds.  My freshman year I came in 3rd overall for the JV team at my champion ship.  My sophomore year I took 2nd overall at the Varsity 2 level.  I also was ranked 31 in the state after playing 8 rounds at the Varsity 1 level with an average of just under 80.  I was voted for player of the year for division 2 my sophomore year.
 I am a great leader and a hard worker.  My sophomore year I was the Varsity 2 co-captain.  At practice I always worked hard and inspired my teamates to do the same.  I know the difference between when it is the correct time to have fun and when it's time to work.  Even during the off season I practice hard every single day.  I try not to miss a single day unless I absolutely have to.  I want to be able to lead my team next season
I would really prefer to play college golf in California, Arizona, or maybe even Texas.  I would honestly be happy with anywhere on the western half of the country because of the nice weather and it's not too far from Hawaii.  I want to go to an area where the weather is similar to Hawaii.  My highest preference is southern California because they always have perfect weather.  
I want to go to a school that has an urban to suburban setting.  I like the city because there's always a lot to do when I get bored and I'm not practicing at the range.   I would prefer a big school because I am so used to it.  The graduating classes at my school are between 450-500 but our campus takes up an entire mountain and we have to catch buses to our classes.  I also like to meet a lot of new people and having lots of opportunities to make friends. 
In college I want to major in business management or finance and minor in golf management.  Education is an important part of college and I want to make sure I pick the one that will help me excel in life as much as possible.
For golf, it was always my dream to just play college golf because of how late I started playing golf.  Ever since my Varsity 2 season last year I have literally practiced every single day.  I stay late at the driving range and chipping green trying to improve my game.  I learned that the most important part about golf is to take what the course gives me as long as I know that I tried my best because there is nothing you can do to take back a bad shot.  That's kind of how I look at college.  I want to birdie every hole, I want to play for the best college in the nation.  But sometimes life doesn't give you those choices.  Even if I end up playing for a junior college I will be ok with it because I know that I worked as hard as I possibly could and there is nothing I could do about it.  My goal is to play as a freshman at any division 1 college but even if i make a D2 or D3 or NAIA or junior college, there is no doubt that I will always play my hardest and never take anything for granted.