Service

Hillhead Tennis Club Convenor: Last year I was asked to become tennis convenor of Hillhead Tennis Club, a local private sports club of which I am a member. The club had a large gap in their membership between the ages of 18-35 and I was tasked with improving these demographics. I have successfully publicised the club and we now have a large new set of members in the desired age bracket. These new members have bolstered our teams and allowed 3 out of 8 to move to higher regional leagues.

Student Representative: In my third and 5th undergraduate years at Glasgow I was selected as the student representative for my physics class on the Staff-student liaison committee, where I had to present and discuss any concerns of my peers with the teaching staff of the department.

Glasgow University Tennis Club President: During my second year I became president of the University tennis club committee. With effectual teamwork we managed to secure regular coaching, extra sponsorship money, and thus increased the membership from 48 to over 80. In 2010 I also undertook the role of secretary, during which time the club expanded by a further 35% and was nominated as ‘club of the year’ out of over 50 clubs.

School Head Boy: In my final year of secondary school I was elected as the head boy out of a year of over one hundred pupils. I sat on the school board as the pupil representative and chaired the committee of senior prefects.

Flat Renovation: In the summer of 2010 I renovated a victorian flat on my own. This included plumbing, wiring, kitchen fitting and decorating, demonstrating quick learning and