johnny165234
Feb 14, 2017
Undergraduate / Personal insight questions for applying schools. [4]
Questions:
Describe one way in which you have contributed to your community, whether in your family, the classroom, your neighborhood, etc. (200-250 words)
Answer:
I had constantly volunteered in tutoring low-income students for 3 years since 9th grade. During those years, I see people from different social classes live a life dramatically different from mine. For approximately 9 months, I tutored a pair of kids and they were brother and sister. Every students here have sad stories and they are no exception. They lived in a single mother family and their father left them a few years ago. Mother's job was a street vendor and she values education very much. Only under extreme conditions will she ask her kids for help on work. If they did bad on the test, the mother would be angry and punish them probably because she feel her hard work didn't pay off. Wanting to let this family lives in harmony, I tried my best to explain every concept as clear as possible and scheduled learning plans for them to prepare for the exams. I would also meet them after school sometimes to answer their questions. After they proudly showed me their grades, I would feel sincerely happy for them, not because of the high grades but because their family can live in harmony.
There are so many similar or even worse examples in this society. If kids can be nurtured correctly, they would have infinitive amount of potentials to make the world better. Being a volunteer tutor reinforces my determination to contribute back to the society and help those who truly needed.
Questions:
Describe one way in which you have contributed to your community, whether in your family, the classroom, your neighborhood, etc. (200-250 words)
tutoring low-income students
Answer:
I had constantly volunteered in tutoring low-income students for 3 years since 9th grade. During those years, I see people from different social classes live a life dramatically different from mine. For approximately 9 months, I tutored a pair of kids and they were brother and sister. Every students here have sad stories and they are no exception. They lived in a single mother family and their father left them a few years ago. Mother's job was a street vendor and she values education very much. Only under extreme conditions will she ask her kids for help on work. If they did bad on the test, the mother would be angry and punish them probably because she feel her hard work didn't pay off. Wanting to let this family lives in harmony, I tried my best to explain every concept as clear as possible and scheduled learning plans for them to prepare for the exams. I would also meet them after school sometimes to answer their questions. After they proudly showed me their grades, I would feel sincerely happy for them, not because of the high grades but because their family can live in harmony.
There are so many similar or even worse examples in this society. If kids can be nurtured correctly, they would have infinitive amount of potentials to make the world better. Being a volunteer tutor reinforces my determination to contribute back to the society and help those who truly needed.