As many of you may know, my name is Cora Rugland and I am an upcoming senior at McFarland High School. The first thing I would like people to know about me, is that I'm terrible at describing myself--considering that my tastes, values, and opinions are constantly nuanced as I learn more about myself each day and continue to develop as a person. In addition, I'm a fairly introverted person, especially when it comes to publicly sharing information about myself. This is something I hope to make progress on in hopes of becoming a more outspoken person. For those reasons, I will simply be providing some dull and general information about my life.
I'm seventeen years old and the youngest in my entire family. Although, that isn't saying much considering I come from a small family of nine, including aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc. I have a twenty year old sister who is currently attending UW Madison. She moved out this past winter, and I am really enjoying my new life as the only-child in the home. My family and friends insist that I will miss her company sooner or later, but as terrible as it sounds, I don't see it happening soon.
Generally, I'm kept busy by school, sports, and work. I find school very stressful and overwhelming and my qualities as a perfectionist and as a chronic-procrastinator make schoolwork all the more difficult. I'm anxious to see whether the new AB scheduling will either help or hinder my high school experience, especially with prioritizing and managing my schoolwork. I am kept determined in school by my desire to attend a 4-year university. At this time, I'm mainly looking at UW Madison and the University of Minnesota where I would plan to study Environmental Science.
When I have free time I enjoy working out, listening to and discovering new music, being outside, watching movies, and going out with friends.
As promised, I kept this introduction fairly vague. I'm hoping my classmates (and I) will continue to learn more about myself throughout this school year and in AP Composition.
