Undergraduate / Key Club - UC Prompt 2 - Talk about your achievement and talent [5]

Hey guys, I would be very thankful if you guys can spend time reading my personal statement for UC Prompt 2

"Does Key Club make keys?"- a ridiculous question that I have been asked too many times throughout my three years involvement with Key Club. However, I do not blame those people who ask this question because I believe that the name of this club is quite misleading. Even though other people would find this question annoying, I find it very amusing every time a new member asks this question because I know at least it grabs their attention just like it grabbed mine during sophomore year. Today, the club to me is no longer a typical community service club that I joined for college application anymore, but rather it is my way of life.

After joining Key Club during my sophomore year, my biggest regret would be why I did not join this club earlier. Surrounded by amazing people who strived for the common goal, which is to better the community that we are living in, I know that I have found my second family. My involvement with the club started when I decided to go on a Saturday event that the club offered, a memorial walk at Angel Stadium for cancer patients and as months passed by, I invested more time into these service events because I realized that my true passion in life is to fulfill others' needs and happiness. By giving out six hours each weekend to help out the community through events such as feeding the homeless, making blankets for children, or painting over graffiti, I feel like I have made an impact on the community around me by providing my service to others.

However, I felt that I can get even more involved with the club and the community by trying out for board position. Without any experience but enough determination, I got the position I wanted, historian. The first couple of months is not what I expected to be, I was overwhelmed by the amount of work and responsibility that comes with the position, which includes making advertorial for events, taking pictures of members doing their service projects, and preparing end of the year scrapbook for the club . But due to my character, I decided to face the challenge and work it out. Soon, I was able to quickly adapt and manage my time to balance out between school work and club work by setting a strict agenda, which divides hours for club and hours for homework throughout each week, for myself. After being on board, I learned that I have the power to influence other people to get involved more with the world they are living in, a sense of connection with the community they are living in by showing them actions rather than just telling them to go to service events through the pictures that I took. The position teaches me valuable communication skill that I would never have gotten by just being a member because I had to communicate through email frequently with other officers about upcoming club events, or fundraiser. With that ongoing determination, I decided to apply for divisional board and it eventually landed a divisional position as tech editor for Division 04 North Key Club. As a division tech editors, my task is to create monthly publications and through them, I can encourage more people to take a part in making a difference in their own community by doing small actions.

Key Club have built my character the moment I went to my first event. It influences many decision I made today because the club shows how an individual can develop altruism through participation in his or her community. Through Key Club, I find out that caring is my way of life.