Grace Lynch's Life Essay

From an outsider's perspective, Grace Lynch seems like a quiet, small town, Taylor Swift lover who reads a lot. But in reality, Lynch is loud, and hates the evergrowing Taylor Swift fad. The high school senior, who is well rounded and confident, shows the world that the value in life is not the money or the fame, but rather the personal connections one makes. A fellow high school senior, Amanda Eason says, “even though she has grown up in an affluent family, she still is able to recognize that there is a life beyond what she knows is her reality.” Eason is not the only one who feels these attributes fit Lynch perfectly. Megan Lafond believes that “a lot of people are comfortable talking to her.” Lafond’s first experience with Lynch was when
they “were in fifth grade chorus together and every time [their] class had snack [they] went to go sing, and [she] thinks that really created a close knit bond.” Lafond hopes to remain in contact with Lynch after high school, and hopefully after college. Her ability to maintain friendships comes easy, as Riley Wadehra and she can "talk for hours about anything, and still have topics to talk about." But what many people do not know about Lynch is her background.
When she was a few days old, she was dropped on the doorstep of an orphanage in China. Lynch remained in China for a year and a half, until she was adopted by her family here in the United States. She has two older siblings who were also adopted. But what people do not know on her interior, they know on her exterior. Tori Baggio and Lynch have been friends for many years. Both do choir, and have been in countless classes together. When asked about one characteristic that describes Lynch, Baggio said, “She is dependable. We have never been best friends, but we have always known each other, and we can always have fun together, and I know if I ever need anything Grace will always be there.” Though not a Renaissance woman, Lynch takes many AP classes, and does well in the majority of them, all except for one. She loves Spanish, but she has Doctora "Zobler and she gives [her] crippling anxiety." Tim Sullivan, another senior at the high school, says that if Lynch were to create a class, it would be "how to win an argument. There would be a mix between real life situations and then hypothetical situations, and the kids in the class would have to argue with each other and try to win the argument.” Sullivan claims that this is much like a normal conversation with Lynch. She is known to put her mind to something, and keep trying until she achieves what she set her goal to
be. Who knows where Lynch is going to end up in the upcoming years. She is applying to wide range of prestigious colleges and universities which include Brown, Amherst, Santa Clara, Occidental, and the College of Charleston. Lynch has her mind set on becoming a psychologist, and with the way she already uses her skills, this dream will become a reality.