huidong lu
Jan 19, 2015
Undergraduate / UBC application mini essay - in order to obtain fulfillment in life, you need to expand your horizon [3]
Explain how you responded to a significant challenge that you have encountered and what you learned in the process. (maximum 200 words)
I think something happened in my generation that caused people to associate stepping out of their comfort zone as a taboo thing to do. This is exactly what i did until the end of grade 11. Numerous times in my life, the possiblity of looking inferior in the eyes of someone else impeded me from approaching oppurtunities I should have capitalized on. Whenever I was presented with a great chance, my self-consciousness always created an unacknowledged tension between me and people I've never even met before, causing me to squander them. One day, a screenwriting competition I came up. I wanted to enter, as I have/had an interest in cinema. I had a script written, but didn't submit it, as I wasn't confident in it. Later, I read one of the winners online, and to my suprise/delight, it was comparble to mine. This revitalized me in a sense. I started to volunteer more, participated in more community events, and approached girls that I had thought wouldnt give me the time of day. I realized that in order to obtain fulfillment in life, you need to expand your horizon, starting with stepping out of your comfort zone and improving yourself.
Explain how you responded to a significant challenge that you have encountered and what you learned in the process. (maximum 200 words)
I think something happened in my generation that caused people to associate stepping out of their comfort zone as a taboo thing to do. This is exactly what i did until the end of grade 11. Numerous times in my life, the possiblity of looking inferior in the eyes of someone else impeded me from approaching oppurtunities I should have capitalized on. Whenever I was presented with a great chance, my self-consciousness always created an unacknowledged tension between me and people I've never even met before, causing me to squander them. One day, a screenwriting competition I came up. I wanted to enter, as I have/had an interest in cinema. I had a script written, but didn't submit it, as I wasn't confident in it. Later, I read one of the winners online, and to my suprise/delight, it was comparble to mine. This revitalized me in a sense. I started to volunteer more, participated in more community events, and approached girls that I had thought wouldnt give me the time of day. I realized that in order to obtain fulfillment in life, you need to expand your horizon, starting with stepping out of your comfort zone and improving yourself.
