Samiam
Oct 26, 2010
Undergraduate / Renovating a dilapidated house- Common App SA [4]
Alright, I'm not sure if this even meets the essay prompt, so can you please read the prompt before reading the essay and tell me what you think? Also please leave me some feedback!
PROMPT: Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences in the space below (150 words or fewer).
ESSAY: Playboy magazines from the 70's, a historical assortment of defunct radios, and a series of brick like Polaroid cameras. These were just a few of the items that we emptied out of Ms. Mason's outdoor shed. I, along with a group of other fellow Youth Corps members, decided to repair Ms. Mason's dilapidating house. Ms. Mason's house was by no means in a livable standard: the roof was leaking, the local termites and cockroaches took residence, and paint peeled off the exterior. After hours of such painting and roofing, not once did I see Ms. Mason. As the sun started to set, I volunteered to tell Ms. Mason that we were going to leave. I walked up to the door and rang the doorbell. No response. Then suddenly I heard a muffled shout, "What do you want!?" "We are leaving", I replied. No response. Not one "thank-you."
Thanks
Sam F.
Alright, I'm not sure if this even meets the essay prompt, so can you please read the prompt before reading the essay and tell me what you think? Also please leave me some feedback!
PROMPT: Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences in the space below (150 words or fewer).
ESSAY: Playboy magazines from the 70's, a historical assortment of defunct radios, and a series of brick like Polaroid cameras. These were just a few of the items that we emptied out of Ms. Mason's outdoor shed. I, along with a group of other fellow Youth Corps members, decided to repair Ms. Mason's dilapidating house. Ms. Mason's house was by no means in a livable standard: the roof was leaking, the local termites and cockroaches took residence, and paint peeled off the exterior. After hours of such painting and roofing, not once did I see Ms. Mason. As the sun started to set, I volunteered to tell Ms. Mason that we were going to leave. I walked up to the door and rang the doorbell. No response. Then suddenly I heard a muffled shout, "What do you want!?" "We are leaving", I replied. No response. Not one "thank-you."
Thanks
Sam F.