Undergraduate / From a shy freshman to an extroverted & curious person; Significant Experience [3]

You could also add something about how your experience riding the bus opened your eyes to the world around you and showed you how everyone in the world has a story. Also, maybe you learned that just because they're living a more difficult life than many, there are still good people among those who are impoverished in any way. Another thing you could bring up, which may not end up applying to you, would be if the experience inspired you to do more community service, or helping out those in need, since schools often look for lots of community work and stuff like that from applicants.

Undergraduate / Creativity is one of my personal traits ; MIT - Attribute - Proud [2]

Maybe you should say a little about how creativity is necessary to be able to come up with new and innovative ideas, which are what our society is built upon and grows because of. The essay should connect more to how you can contribute in the engineering aspect, and how being creative will benefit that aspect.

Undergraduate / My favorite word "Excellence" - essay help [7]

An essay about why 'hope' is my favorite word

I have to write a 200+ word essay about why my favorite word is 'hope'. It's for a secondary school entrance application. Help, please!