Abigail Adams '27 Recruiting Profile

Rowing was a completely different world for me after a decade training in classical ballet. I didn't think I'd fully stick or leave after a season, but I can't remember a time where I've been happier or felt more secure in myself than when I'm in the boathouse. And while, I've strayed away from my athletic roots, ballet has helped me in rowing. I learned discipline from an early age that I carried over. I learned how to take criticism and act on it. And I learned to juggle pressure. Rowing was very new to me, and while it still is in a way, I had a feeling that I could go far with it. And now, I'm a varsity coxswain and I'm still head over heels with this sport. 

As a person who was always the kid that loved to lead group projects and was sometimes dangerously blunt, coxing came a little more naturally to me. I still had to get used to it, so I took the criticism from coaches and older teammates. I watched the clips university and Olympic coxswains posted on YouTube. As fall came to a close and winter and spring came, I built on my skills. By the end of our last regatta, I think I had finally found my voice. Still, I work to improve my calls  and strategies. The good thing is it appears to be working.

In school, I work hard to maintain high grades. School always came first in my life. I've never ended a school year with anything lower than a high-mid B.  In my freshman year, I was in French Club/French National Honors Society, Astronomy Club, and Beta Club. I plan to continue to take classes where I can not only satisfy my interests but also push myself. Academic success runs through both my immediate and extended family. With their footsteps, I plan to live up to them. 

College was always the goal. I want to go somewhere I can join and a community and have an impact on it. I've lived my life so far as a chronic perfectionist. And while that's gotten me in trouble at some points, most of the time, I've come out of the other side with another achievement that I can proudly call mine. Any college that pushes me to my absolute limits is somewhere I want to spend my time in.