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ESSAY #2: In an essay of 300 words or less, choose one extracurricular activity, work experience or community service project from the list you provided on the application and explain why you initially chose it, why you continued with it, and how you benefited from it.
What started out as an asian cliché lead to one of the most meaningful activity and development of myself as a person. Under Korea's strict education system where it is like a formula that every child knows how to play at least one musical instrument, that's how my violin playing started by my mom's nagging at the age of 7.I would come up with every reason why I should quit violin until I joined in the youth orchestra by my teacher's casual suggestion. Orchestra was a whole new experience. It was like listening to the CD music except I was the part of it. Lacking the skills, I would frequently get lost in the middle and play the wrong part. To keep up with the Orchestra and not ruin the beautiful music, for the first time, I voluntarily started practicing everyday. The more I practiced, I got better and whenever my playing got less squeakier and more melodious, I wanted to play more and more.Eventually, I took my violin to school and spent all lunch time playing, and devoted every extra time playing the violin and realized that when I really have passion for something, I can devote myself wholly for it. I gradually stepped up from the last shadowy seat of the orchestra to the front of the second violin then the first. My teacher saw my improvement and effort. She recommended me to take the violin exam to officially be acknowledged for my skill and chose me to go to go to the national competition as a city representative. From here, I made many friends that shared the same interest and enthusiasm and grew as people around me acknowledged me more. Over the years, I became the concert master of the orchestra where I was in the charge of the whole orchestra. I believe that playing the violin allowed me to find myself. Without violin, I wouldn't have discovered that I had a strong passion for what I truly like.
What started out as an asian cliché lead to one of the most meaningful activitiesand development of myself as a person (reword, ex: "that define the person I am today"). Under Korea's strict education system where it is like a formulawhich requires that every child knowsknow how to play at least one musical instrument, that's how my violin playing started by my mom's nagging at the age of 7Reword this; the second part of the sentence doesn't flow with the beginning of the sentence .
