Julia Barrett

I’m Julia “Jules” Barrett, a Class of 2028 central midfielder at Darrow School in New York. After playing club soccer with FC Stars and participating in New Hampshire’s Olympic Development Program (ODP), I moved to a year-round residential soccer academy to pursue a higher level of training and competition. For the past four years, I have committed to intensive international soccer programs with the goal of competing at the Division I level. I am already building the habits and discipline that Division I soccer demands. Throughout the school year, I follow a six-day-per-week training schedule and play multiple games per week. With support from a nutritionist and a personal trainer, I focus on strength, speed, endurance, and recovery. During the summer, I work with my personal trainer three times a week, work out daily, and compete in a summer league alongside college athletes. That experience challenges me to play faster, handle physical pressure, and make quicker decisions. At 5’9”, I bring physical presence, composure under pressure, and a relentless drive to win. My strengths include quick one-touch passing, winning possession, and controlling the tempo of the game. I read play early, move the ball quickly, and connect defense to attack while competing on both sides of the ball. My planned postgraduate year is a deliberate investment in becoming a stronger college student-athlete. It provides another year of high-level training and competition to sharpen my decision-making, physical strength, and tactical awareness. With a 4.0 GPA, I am equally committed to deepening my academic preparation for demanding college coursework. My goal is to arrive at a Division I program physically, tactically, and academically prepared to compete for playing time and help my team win.