For the Common Application for Yale, they are asking me this daunting task: Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences in the space below (1000 character maximum). This is my reaction--> O_O
Normally, I am confident in my writing abilities, but this is the school I desire the most to attend. Should I even use this short response or do I convert it into a personal essay? Can anyone give me advice about my response to this question?It would be greatly appreciated :D
It was collecting dust. It looked as though nobody had played it from the time when the great musicians themselves were breathing. It lay untouched for two years after my mother's heart attack, forgotten by world. I hauled the dilapidated red satin-covered piano bench, emitting a groan of protest from the added weight. On the music stand above, scattered composition sheets of Bach, Chopin, Beethoven, and the ever brilliant Pandolfi, now yellowed over time, were spread out, waiting to be read. Their jet black notes appeared like minute insects, their limbs pirouetting across the worn pages and scurrying en route for the double-barred ending.
As I ran my fingers alongside the keys lightly, a coating of dust began to become ingrained into the impressions of my tips. The plated ivory of the keys was hewed from the higher register, leaving the wooden stubs naked under the harsh glare of the lamp. The entire piano itself was of a dark arboreal shade, with the grain showing prominently in the foreground.
It has been a while. I placed my hands in the form of a familiar chord, and press down mightily. The soft sound of strings slackened by time echoed across the room, notes brushing against the white walls like a lover's caress. The piercing resonance of strings rang through the course of my bones. The tune washed over me, soothing my soul. The bitter notes were made honeyed again, concealed by the discordance of sound. The world outside seemed to fade away at that moment. I was at peace once more.
So....any questions, comments, or complaints?
Normally, I am confident in my writing abilities, but this is the school I desire the most to attend. Should I even use this short response or do I convert it into a personal essay? Can anyone give me advice about my response to this question?It would be greatly appreciated :D
It was collecting dust. It looked as though nobody had played it from the time when the great musicians themselves were breathing. It lay untouched for two years after my mother's heart attack, forgotten by world. I hauled the dilapidated red satin-covered piano bench, emitting a groan of protest from the added weight. On the music stand above, scattered composition sheets of Bach, Chopin, Beethoven, and the ever brilliant Pandolfi, now yellowed over time, were spread out, waiting to be read. Their jet black notes appeared like minute insects, their limbs pirouetting across the worn pages and scurrying en route for the double-barred ending.
As I ran my fingers alongside the keys lightly, a coating of dust began to become ingrained into the impressions of my tips. The plated ivory of the keys was hewed from the higher register, leaving the wooden stubs naked under the harsh glare of the lamp. The entire piano itself was of a dark arboreal shade, with the grain showing prominently in the foreground.
It has been a while. I placed my hands in the form of a familiar chord, and press down mightily. The soft sound of strings slackened by time echoed across the room, notes brushing against the white walls like a lover's caress. The piercing resonance of strings rang through the course of my bones. The tune washed over me, soothing my soul. The bitter notes were made honeyed again, concealed by the discordance of sound. The world outside seemed to fade away at that moment. I was at peace once more.
So....any questions, comments, or complaints?