Hope Serrano '20 Recruiting Profile

My collegiate goals are to make it to a D2 or a D3 college and play as a right side or a back row player.  What makes me a good candidate is that I'm very hard working,  dedicated,  and I have a lot of heart for the game.  When I'm on the volleyball court I forget everything bad or good that happened that day and I just focus on volleyball and trying to make myself better,  and I just play my game. I push myself very hard to become the volleyball player I know that I can and will be one day.  When I'm out on the court, the first thing you'll notice about me is that I love to hype my team up,  whether we're losing or winning.  It's always good to keep your team in high spirits because when were down,  a lot of my teammates start to show it on there face.  Then that just brings the rest of them down,  but if you have someone like me on the court,  I will be cheering regardless if we lost the point or got it and tell them we got it next time,  or great job we got this and just fight through it.  What makes me different character wise is that I always try to be happy and very joyful.  life is to short to worry about your problems,  or stress over things you just cannot control. I try to stay positive because being positive is what brings you happiness.  What makes me different in my athletics is that I push myself.  I push myself to work harder and become the player I know I can be.  I push myself at practice,  at games,  and when I work out at the gym.  At home I push myself because I know I can get better everyday with dedication and hard work.  Finally, what makes me different in my academics is that I work really hard to get the grades that I have. I don't have straight A's because I struggle in school a lot with certain subjects,  but I do get A's and B's. I study and do all my homework every night so I can strive to get straight A's.