by Aaron Lutkowitz
Aaron Lutkowitz competed for Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, Tennessee. In addition to victories at the 2008 George Mason tournament and the 2009 Yale tournament, Aaron finished in 3rd place at the 2010 Southern Bell Forum and went undefeated in the preliminary rounds of the 2009 George Mason Round Robin, where he placed second. He was also a top ten finisher in last year’s National Points Race. Aaron co-attends the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University with plans to major in business and political science.
MY HISTORY
I love GMIF, and I always enjoyed competing in its round robin. I wouldn’t be anywhere without the institute, the camp, the staff, the Round Robin, the tournament, etc. I went to the summer camp all three summers of high school, and I send all the MBA youngins’ there too. At the tournament my junior year, I went 3-4 in 7 prelim rounds (tying 5 other competitors) and managed to earn 3rd place on individual ballot pick-ups. I then went on to win the tournament two days later. My senior year, I went 7-0 in prelims, but lost the final round 0-5. I then continued this trend to an early exit in quarters in the regular tournament. Emily B, Joe, Catherine, Ben, Emily M, Jason, Alex, and Nabeel, congrats on making the tournament. I hope to articulate the ins-and-outs of the Round Robin for you.
