Undergraduate / "youth organization (SDCA) in Bangladesh" - Why Vassar? [NEW]

Hey guys some quick help for this supplemental essay will be much appreciated! And do be harsh =)

Essay Prompt: How did you learn about Vassar and what aspects do you find appealing about it?

"Yaaay! I finally found out an amazing college", said one of my friends as she came towards me, literally jumping with joy after her visit to the US last year. She then she went on to extol about the college, but to tell you the truth, I paid little heed to her. I do not know if it was her constant repetition of the college's name or just my amazing memory, but somehow the name of the college lingered on in my head even after a year. And yes, it was Vassar College.

Unlike my aforementioned friend, I did not have the opportunity to visit the US but more importantly Vassar. So I started to dig around in Vassar's website to find out more. And as soon as I saw Vassar's Class of '51 Observatory and its willingness to allow undergraduates to conduct research and get a hands-on experience even in their first year, with me being fascinated with astrophysics, I was hooked. In addition, Vassar's Science, Technology, and Society (STS) as a double major would be just the thing help broaden my horizons.

After co-founding a successful non-profit youth organization (SDCA) here in Bangladesh, I would like to carry on some of the good works over at Vassar and Community Works, I believe, will provide the perfect outlet for my boundless energy and passion for community service. And as I am still pondering over which subject I want to base all my life's hard work to, either Physics or Environmental Science, I believe know that the flexible curriculum and the liberal arts education over at Vassar will help me make up my mind.

Moreover, from Vassar's close proximity to the greatest city in the world, New York, New York, to its amazing food (I love how a member of the student council helps during the selection of food every year), beautiful campus and the fire spinning (!), I do not think that there is a college more suited to me than Vassar.

And if the moderators can review this essay in like 5 hours I will forever be indebted to you guy. That and I have candy!

Undergraduate / 'Confidence; H.I.M and I co-founded our very own volunteering group' - influential [4]

Indicate a person who had a influence on you and describe that influence.

As I walked over to the only piece of light filtering through the half-closed door in the now-dark gymnasium, I could make out the faint outlines of a little man standing beside the door. As my stride took me closer, his grin became more apparent. He knew that he was in for a big payday. But as I came closer, he instinctively held out his hand, expecting the money. As my hand rose, his face turned from a grin to an expression of disbelief. Instead of handing him the money, my hand went for the door in front of me.

As I entered the sea of light, there in front of me, sat the General Secretary with a cigarette in his hand with a look I have rarely seen him give. A look of surprise. Not to let the opportunity go to waste, I started to tell him about our situation- without a slimmer of slur in my voice - of how the little man tried to bully us out of the money we raised during the tournament in the gymnasium for the underprivileged children out on the streets, saying it was under his orders. I don't know whether he was more surprised by me entering the room, or by listening to what I just told him, but my words seemed to have the intended effect. He stood up calmly saying that he had no such knowledge of the incident, and that he was sorry for what his subordinate did. As I left the room and headed towards the gymnasium exit, amid the violent screams of the General Secretary directed towards the little man, I knew that my gamble had paid off. I caught the little man's bluff.

However, I was not always this confident or brave. I was always the shy, reserved type and even with my parents scolding me about it on and on, I never seemed to socialize as much as I should have. Maybe it was down to my speech coming out a bit slurry. But that soon changed and I do not think that I would have even made it to the door, were it not for one fateful meeting two years ago...

A new semester had just started, prompting a huge influx of new students to fill up the long hallow hallways and rooms of our school. And with that started a flurry of new classes and in one of which I happened to meet H.I.M. Being fat, short, stout and hairy; he looked more like an ape than anyone special. And me being a person with a lot of prejudices back then, wouldn't have given him a second glance, if he, for some reason I still don't know, didn't come around and sit beside me. After he introduced himself and started talking, I couldn't help but take notice. And that was the beginning of an amazing transformation.

H.I.M was and still is a social creature, in every sense of the word. As our friendship grew, I went to more places with him and as he usually sought out the largest crowd when he got into a room, I had to face more people than I was used to. At first, I was a mess. I was thoroughly incapable of handling talking to more than a five-man group. I got nervous most of the times and my speech sometimes turned into an indecipherable mess. But as more of these interactions took place I started coming out of my shell more, and a miracle happened. I started to slur less, helping increase my confidence.

Fast forward to the future and one can see how my newfound confidence has manifested itself into making my life better. H.I.M and I decided to co-found our very own volunteering group and it was in one of its projects that I was faced the ordeal involving the little man. Along with that, my newfound belief in myself had a profound effect on the soccer pitch. In two short years, I turned from a fringe player to my school team's captain.

Now that I look at it, I might not have been half the man I am now, were it not for H.I.M.

Thanks in advance for your help guys!