As the son of two Indiana University graduates, I am very familiar with IU. My family watches IU basketball, receives alumni mail, and visits Bloomington often. However, my early familiarity with the school discouraged my interest in IU. I had big dreams of going somewhere prestigious and far away, but now I realize the flaw in that line of reasoning. I want to be an entrepreneur and Kelley is the 8th best business school in the country. I don't really want to live on the East Coast, but I want to be close to the community of people I've invested in here in Indianapolis. IU also offers me the opportunity to explore a variety of academic interests thanks to the huge number of credits I will start with. I am a good student and a hard worker, and I am confident that I could do great things for myself and my community if I were chosen to become a Wells Scholar at IU. I believe WHS should nominate me for the Wells Scholarship for my academic achievement, extracurricular involvement, and character. Throughout my career at WHS, I have maintained near-perfect grades and worked hard to excel, not only to earn an A, but to fully understand the material. I took every advanced course that was offered to me and more. I took 7 AP tests and earned 7 5s. I scored near perfect on the SAT (superscore of 2380), near perfect on the ACT (raw score of 35.25), and pushed myself further by taking AP courses throughout summer and performing well in ACP classes. The rigor of my classes has allowed me to achieve a GPA of almost 4.6 and I am still ready to do more. I have a passion for learning and using what I learn in everyday life. Knowledge in and of itself is useless without application, and I spend a lot of time trying to app... middle of paper... I have been fed at Grace Church and the Merge youth group, and have also been a part of the youth group of Northview Church. Bringing apologetics through Anchors Away has fostered my faith and I have made amazing friends both my age and adults who have guided and are guiding me in life. Most recently, I took an evangelical trip to South Africa that completely changed my outlook on life and is currently challenging the path I had defined for myself. My faith fuels my confidence that everything will go as it should and encourages me to take the first step in every endeavor. I am confident in who I am as a person and know that my values ​​will not waver in college. I believe that I would be a good candidate for the Wells Scholarship and that I would represent Westfield High School in a positive light due to my drive to succeed and the integrity that I possess.