Undergraduate / "Briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities" - USC prompt [2]

Do not hold back anything on this essay. I really wanna get into USC.

Working at GOALS was much more than a tutoring job. GOALS, a start-up company with fewer than ten employees, put on constant pressure to be efficient and to net the company more money than it was expending. In a way, this job was like being a salesman, a manager, a mentor, and a teacher all at the same time. My boss instructed me to treat each student as both a client and a co-worker; to treat them in a way that is beneficial to them, as well as fun, and non-stressful. Almost like a sheep herder. Stress on the almost.

I created this environment by pairing each student I had with a GOALS document: a spreadsheet that tracks long term and short term goals and progress, as well as evaluations made by me on the students' behalf. Inspired, I reviewed my own short term and long term goals, creating and tracking my very own spreadsheet!

A few weeks into my job I was given my own projects. These involved creating a colossal database for students to learn and improve at very specific kinds of math problems, and understand how to read and analyze charts and graphs. I was also given access to the office at all hours; my boss' way of letting me know I am trustworthy.

GOALS was an empowering learning experience. I now feel confident in my abilities not only as a tutor, but also as a growing individual.