Throughout my high school years I have demonstrated that I embody the qualities of a leader. In ninth grade I took on a job at a café located at the center of the UNC campus, being the first of my friends to pursue employment. I was intimidated working with eight UNC graduate students, but by always working hard I proved my responsibility and dependability. After my friends saw that the workplace was not as scary as they assumed, many followed in my footsteps and began working. At the end of my junior year I was again faced with a situation where I felt I would have to be…