Learning how things work is a passion for James Burrow.
While at Little Rock Central, Burrow not only enjoyed figuring out complex problems in the classroom, but he also thrived in dissecting the formations of some complicated defenses as the starting right tackle for the Tigers’ football team.
“I played the blindside tackle position. We had a left-handed quarterback, and it was my job was to protect him,” Burrow said. “You have to learn to adjust to what the defenses would throw at you. I enjoyed breaking them down and explaining to my teammates what to expect.”
Burrow was a two-year letterman as an offensive lineman, earning All-7A-East Conference honors as a senior.
“Practice was very structured and that was very good for me,” said Burrows, whose played the position at 5-11, 225 pounds. “It taught me a lot about teamwork.”
Burrow also graduated cum laude, scoring an impressive 35 on the ACT, compiling a 4.3 grade-point average and ranking in the top 2 percent in a class of 585 graduates.
“High school was fun and it was hard,” Burrow said. “I took a lot of advanced classes, but it was worth it.”
This fall, Burrow will head to the University of Arkansas where he will pursue a degree in biochemical engineering.
“I really enjoyed calculus. … and I like knowing how things work,” Burrows said. “I think my brain works like an engineer’s, so I think it’s only natural that I go into that field.”
Burrow has not decided what he eventually wants to do with a biochemical engineering degree.
“I’m banking on the first couple of years of college to determine what I really want to do,” Burrow said. “Ultimately, I think I may want to open up my own firm.”
JAMES BURROW
SCHOOL Little Rock Central
SPORT Football
GPA 4.3
ACT 35
CLASS RANK 10 of 585
COLLEGE CHOICE Arkansas
MAJOR Bio-medical engineering
NOTEWORTHY Born Sept. 23, 1995. … Son of Jim & Emily Burrow. … National Merit Scholarship finalist, member of the National Honor Society, Junior Civitan Club and Spanish Club. … Awarded Rensselaer Institute medal as outstanding math/science student in junior class. … Won top macroeconomics student in senior class. … 7A-East All-Conference as an offensive lineman as a senior.