BRAG SHEET

Personal Data for a Letter of Recommendation

***Teachers please note: This is for background information only.

Please emphasize what you personally observe academically and/or as a club or activity sponsor.
Student has already listed his/her activities on the admission or scholarship application***

First Name:________________________________
Devon Last Name:___________________________
Silverman
Grade:__________________
12th Counselor:____________________________
Ms. Mac

FAMILY INFORMATION
Who do you live with?
Fathers Name:______________________________
Mark Silverman Mothers Name:________________________
Lisa Silverman
Job Title: __________________________________
Carpet Showroom Manager Job Title: _____________________________
Real Estate Assistant
Highest Education: ___________________________
College Highest Education:______________________
College

Other Guardian(s)__________________________________________________________________

How many people live in your house?____________

3

Siblings
How many brothers?________
1 Ages?_____________
21 Sisters?_________
1 Ages?_________________
23
Are you the first one in your family to graduate from high school? ____________________________
No
Are you the first one in your family going to college?_______________________________________
No
How many siblings attend college?_____________________________________________________
2

SCHOOL INFORMATION
Current GPA: 3.5_______
Awards/Honors:
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Dean's list, good attendance, LA Master Choral Student Nominee
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Clubs/Office/Sports/Positions:
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Plays/Musicals: 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee-Panch, A Flea in Her Ear-Rugby, Middletown-Male
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Tourist, In the Heights- Ensemble/Bolero Singer, Tartuffe-Cleante
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Music: Bass 2-Chamber Singers, 3rd Trombone-Jazz Ensemble C
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COMMUNITY/WORK EXPERIENCE
Volunteer Work (list duties/responsibilities)
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Abbot Kinney-Collect donations and work booths
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Paid Positions (list duties/responsibilities)

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Dog watcher-feed and watch neighbors dogs while they're out of town
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Complete as much of this as you can. You may omit any questions
you wish, but the more information you provide, affects the quality of the letter of recommendation.

1. Which class(es) have you enjoyed the most in high school and WHY?
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Chemistry and AP United States History because I enjoyed the material covered and the way the classes
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were run. All of my performance classes especially Jazz Ensemble C and Chamber Singers
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2. Which activity has been the most important to you and WHY?
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Chamber Singers has been the most important activity to me because it's let me do what I love at school and
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given me performance experience.
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3. If you decided on a college major or career plan, describe them. Why have you chosen this major or
career goal?
I _________________________________________________________________________________
want to major in Music Business (or something similar) because music has done so much for my life and it's
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a way I continue to study something I love and a way I can give back to something so important to me.
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4. Has anyone (family, friends, teachers,) made an impact on you? If so, explain.
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My very first piano teacher has had a huge impact on my life. She showed me the wonders of music and
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performance and helped guide me towards something I believe I was always meant to do.
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5. Have you overcome any particular obstacle/challenge in your life? If so, explain.
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When I was in 6th grade I was bullied by a teacher. She had me convinced that I wasn't going to do anything
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with my life, that I was going to be a failure. Things got so bad that my parents switched me to another shcool
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because I was so intimidated by her. Luckily I rediscovered my love of music and found Hamilton High school.
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The school showed me that I wasn't a failure and that learning was fun.
6. Do you have responsibilities at home? If so, explain.
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home I takeout the garbage and recycling. I also wash the dishes and take care of our pets. And often do
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my own laundry.
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OTHER INFORMATION
Hobbies/Special Interest/Travel
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Music is by far my main hobby. When I'm not doing homework or sleeping I'm probably playing piano, guitar,
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trombone or singing. I'd like to visit a lot of European countries as each has it's own rich culture and history.
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If you change anything about yourself as a student, what would you change?
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If I could change myself as a student I would've taken harder classes and cared more about my in my first two
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years of high school.
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