Personal Statement: National Math Honor Society

Ever since I can remember, I loved mathematics. The exactness of it marveled me, while its complexity intrigued me. While others regarded math as straight forward, I believed that it required an ingenuity even higher than that of the arts. To me, a math problem was a chaotic sort of Lego pieces and the answer to the problem was the finished Lego set. The real fun was in devising the instructions on how to get from the original jumbled mess to the final pristine solution. However, the other kids around me scorned math and relished in what they considered to be more imaginative pursuits, such as reading a book or drawing pictures. If I could show my peers math from the way I see it, I was sure its beauty would astound them, and they would appreciate it as much as I do.
I was ecstatic! I finally had a chance to get people to love math! Although I was assisting middle school students prepare for Mathcounts competitions, I felt that I didn’t have the liberty to accomplish what was necessary to inspire students to appreciate math. However, I thought that as president of NMHS, I would be provided with the freedom to achieve this goal. Since I had been at the top of my math classes during high school, I anticipated an easy triumph for me. Due to this, I imprudently stood idle while my opponents campaigned to their friends. Unfortunately, my enthusiasm on Election Day turned into shock as I learned I had lost to a