MDes
Dec 31, 2011
Undergraduate / 'gather left-over cups and fast food wrappers' - Extracurricular Activity [6]
Re-edited it all and revised. Now sent. Thanks everyone!
Re-edited it all and revised. Now sent. Thanks everyone!
MDes
Dec 31, 2011
Undergraduate / 'experiences at the orphanage' - Common App Extracurricular [6]
First off, 1,135 letters. Needs to be 1,000?
I could remember it for the mouth-watering tacos or even for the two hours that I patiently endure in the car for an hour. Yet what resonates in my mind whenever I think about my monthly trips to an orphanage in Mexico most strongly are the children. Learning the names of 120 people may be a challenging thing to do, but remembering the names of the 120 children at an orphanage is incredibly simple on a personal level. My experiences at the orphanage have taught me how sometimes it takes something powerful for someone to take pleasure in the simple things in life. (Kind of awkward- kill sometimes, something, someone.)Just as living with hydrocephalus has taught me how to put physical pain into perspective, living at an orphanage has taught the children the importance of relationships.(Elaborate) The desire to learn this love that the children share with one another is what brings me back every month. Whether it arises from helping prepare a meal or simply playing hide-and-seek with them, the joy that can be seen on the children's faces is a beautiful sight. As cliché as it sounds , I truly receive so much more than what I give to the children.
Red is changed. Blue is advice. Green is good sentence.
Just my opinion.
First off, 1,135 letters. Needs to be 1,000?
Red is changed. Blue is advice. Green is good sentence.
Just my opinion.
MDes
Dec 30, 2011
Undergraduate / 'No life discrimination' - princeton supplement [21]
@sarahbee @orbits22
It's not plagiarism if you have your full name to credit.
@sarahbee @orbits22
It's not plagiarism if you have your full name to credit.
MDes
Dec 30, 2011
Undergraduate / Commonapp- Picking My Eyebrows [16]
I like it. It's different with a sense of humor.
I like it. It's different with a sense of humor.
MDes
Dec 30, 2011
Undergraduate / 'gather left-over cups and fast food wrappers' - Extracurricular Activity [6]
As I gather left-over cups and fast food wrappers from the road ways of my town, it makes me ponder the person's motivation. What was behind his momentary decision to throw trash on a street rather than carrying what they no longer want to a trash can? Is it just easy to disregard the environment or be disrespectful to those that need to clean up after them? The first time I participated in the Great American Clean Up, I was very surprised by what I found abandoned and lying on the streets of my town - from china plates to hair ribbons. On days other than those designated for the official Great American Clean Up, I find I see the trash that seemed invisible to me before I became involved in this activity. I carry a giant yellow trash bag in the back of my car in case of such occasions and stop to pick up what I see until I have a full bag. Perhaps if everyone was made to participate in a clean-up, they would think twice about their momentary decision to drop their trash on the street!
As I gather left-over cups and fast food wrappers from the road ways of my town, it makes me ponder the person's motivation. What was behind his momentary decision to throw trash on a street rather than carrying what they no longer want to a trash can? Is it just easy to disregard the environment or be disrespectful to those that need to clean up after them? The first time I participated in the Great American Clean Up, I was very surprised by what I found abandoned and lying on the streets of my town - from china plates to hair ribbons. On days other than those designated for the official Great American Clean Up, I find I see the trash that seemed invisible to me before I became involved in this activity. I carry a giant yellow trash bag in the back of my car in case of such occasions and stop to pick up what I see until I have a full bag. Perhaps if everyone was made to participate in a clean-up, they would think twice about their momentary decision to drop their trash on the street!
