Melbourne High School Personal Statement

Melbourne High School is one of Australia’s most prestigious school in countless aspects, not only for its highly reputable academic achievements but through diversity, sporting, music, participation and history. It is obvious as to why thousands of students apply to this school yearly seeking for opportunities while only a small amount gets in, and I personally believe that I would suit one of these places at Melbourne High.

Academically wise, I believe that I’m a well-focused and diligent student who strives to achieve highly and make a huge effort to get all my work done on time with extraordinary quality. Last year I had sat the entrance exam for year nine but was unsuccessful to get my first preference Melbourne High School, although
I have a great passion for sport and believe I’ll be able to express this passion at Melbourne High School through the various opportunities and sporting teams. I am greatly interested in the sports: soccer, table tennis, badminton and sprinting. With my previous school, I had represented them in interschool sports for soccer and badminton in the school team. I had passed both tryouts and with soccer, we were able to easily pass divisions and reach regions. I have also had past experience with music where I had private lessons for the piano for around two years which I believe will be handy and I can pick it up again easily. I had also been able to learn a four-chord song on the guitar as part of an assessment for music at school and from this, I wasn’t only able to learn about the song but many other parts of music as a whole. I had self-taught myself how to play the song through YouTube videos and practiced at home which I had really enjoyed and had widened my eyes for my enjoyment of music. From my experience, I believe the guitar was fun and would be something I would love to enjoy and pick up at Melbourne High School further through the participation of opportunities handed to