He waited while she perused the file. It had been prepared by him personally and wouldn't have anything too revealing about SHIELD itself. It was almost getting to the point where he could write these in his sleep.
"Because we think you have promise. Potential. Because SHIELD doesn't make it a habit of idly just recruiting anyone. There are dozens of other potentials that we've passed on, maybe that puts it in perspective?"
"Tonight you took down a mugger. That's admirable. You did it efficiently, and with a minimal amount of combat. You weren't vindictive, you stayed on task and got the job done. That's what SHIELD is about, miss."