Andrew

Snyder

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About Me

I was born on July 9th, 2003 in Long Beach, California. I grew up doing MMA, playing soccer, and also playing a ton of video games. I really enjoy hanging out with my cousins and talking to friends.

Here's a picture of me on a boat.

My Hobbies

Since I grew up doing MMA, I've been heavily invested and watched a ton of UFC fights as well as boxing fights. I went to my first live fight in July 2018 for my Birthday.

Here's a short clip of the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Header picture is of The Strip in Las Vegas on the way back to the hotel after the fight.

Video Games

A big part of growing up for me was video games. My first ever game was a racing game on a PS2, and I was maybe 4 years old and would play with my dad. But as I grew up, I tried out a ton of games and found a bunch I really enjoyed playing.

At the end of 2017 my cousin and I found a game called Fortnite, and I loved it. Loved it to the point where I wanted to go pro. So around middle of 2018 I started grinding to become pro and eventually started placing in tournaments, making money and almost qualifying for the 2019 Fortnite World Cup, which had a 3 million dollar first place prize, which an old friend of mine won.

My first tournament was Twitchcon 2019 in San Diego. Later I qualified for the Grand Finals of Dreamhack Anaheim 2020 and played against some of the best in the world. After all, that I was ranked Top 300 in the world, Top 160 in North America, and Top 40 on the west coast.

But recently I haven't been playing, as much because after 3 years of playing a game non stop it gets kind of stale and boring. I will never forget what I accomplished in this video game and the memories I made.

This is a picture of my setup at Dreamhack Anaheim 2020.

School

School for me has been quite an adventure. I started my school at a private school and kept going there till 4th grade. While I was there I made a ton of friends that I loved a lot, but going to a private school comes with a hefty price, literally. So after 4th grade my mom and dad agreed to sign me out and put me into a different school. This was obviously very hard for me to hear because I'm leaving my best friends and going to a brand new school. But because I was 10, I couldn't do much, so I sucked it up and left.

I went to the closest school to my house. It took me a very long time to make friends but after I did, it was a breeze. 5th to 8th grade felt like it went by in a week.

Highschool was very difficult for me though. Freshman year was fun; I made a ton of friends and had a bunch of fun memories. Overall freshman year was probably my favorite of any school year. Sophomore year was a struggle though, because my whole friend group from my freshman year moved out of state and up north, so I started getting bad grades. I couldn't focus in class, so my parents and I thought it would be better for me to do online school, and that's when my cousins told me about Shauna and Pacific Sands Academy.

This school has helped me for so many reasons, the best one being that Shauna is really flexible with her schedule and works around the students time rather the other way around. This has helped me a lot because I can learn and my own pace, and it helps me get things done more effectively. Ever since I started at Pacific Sands, I've lived a healthier life; I have more time to be active outside, and I get a lot done in a day. So to sum it all up, if you're struggling in school I really recommend Pacific Sands Academy.

Other Activities.

Some other things I do on my free time is going on bike rides with my cousins. We like to leave before sunset and go for rides around Cal State Long Beach. We usually all ride up to the top of a parking structure and watch the sunset.

Another thing I do on my free time is I like to get highlights from games I play and edit little highlight reel videos. Nothing with crazy editing just a song I like and the clips. I find it very enjoyable.

These are some of the pictures I get from the top of the parking structure I go to.

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Goals.

Short Term.

• Start eating better.

• Get a decent paying job.

• Graduate high school and look at colleges.

Long Term.

• Move out into an apartment.

• Find a job I don't get bored of.

• Continue doing things I enjoy.