This is my essay for prompt one of the UC application that asks for the world you come from and how it has shaped your dreams and aspirations. Here is my essay, all comments and critique are greatly appreciated. THANKS!
I live a busy life and am only comfortable when I am in a fast-paced environment. Being Editor in Chief of the yearbook is perfect for me because I am constantly busy and always multi-tasking. I find myself most happy when I simply let stress into my life and set out to overcome as much as I can. I've never been one for the quiet and simple, and instead prefer the fast, chaotic, and challenging.
Stress fuels me. After two years of being the junior high yearbook editor in chief and a standard staff member my freshman year, I became an editor my sophomore year. The next year when the original editor in chief fell through, I took over my school's first ever monthly yearbook. Starting two months behind, I began my challenge. Through effective time management, careful planning, and lots of motivation I was able to guide the staff in producing a quality yearbook that won a silver medal from the National Scholastic Press Association. Along the production path I managed to still participate in several clubs, making my involvement work for me by using my knowledge of upcoming events to better plan photography and reporting opportunities. It wasn't until I became editor in chief that I truly began to love the excitement of working on a production and realize it was where I belonged.
As my second year as Editor in Chief I aimed to challenge my staff further by taking on a weekly yearbook with a more creative design. Thus far I have expanded my teaching skills, become a better writer, and developed my design abilities. Although it is easier this time, I never let life get too simple and constantly search for ways to improve the yearbook, my staff, and even myself. My experience in yearbook has expanded my creativity and made me constantly strive for innovation.
Although I have learned many new skills in Yearbook, what I value most is the relationships I have built with fellow yerds (yearbook nerds) and even the advisor. They have motivated me and helped me, and I have assisted them and even used my knowledge from Education Talent Search to help some through the college application process. Although the business of yearbook brought us together our relationships go much deeper. Through the 8 AM Saturday mornings and 11 PM deadline nights I have gone through everything with my fellow yerds. After learning the value of such a close environment, I now aspire to have it in my own career.
Six years and an uncountable number of hours later, my experiences in Yearbook as both staffer and as Editor in Chief, have made me a more confident, more creative, and more prepared person. Full of stress and busier than any bee, or hornet in my case, being the yearbook editor in chief has given me a passion for production and a comfort in chaos that always puts a smile on my face.
I live a busy life and am only comfortable when I am in a fast-paced environment. Being Editor in Chief of the yearbook is perfect for me because I am constantly busy and always multi-tasking. I find myself most happy when I simply let stress into my life and set out to overcome as much as I can. I've never been one for the quiet and simple, and instead prefer the fast, chaotic, and challenging.
Stress fuels me. After two years of being the junior high yearbook editor in chief and a standard staff member my freshman year, I became an editor my sophomore year. The next year when the original editor in chief fell through, I took over my school's first ever monthly yearbook. Starting two months behind, I began my challenge. Through effective time management, careful planning, and lots of motivation I was able to guide the staff in producing a quality yearbook that won a silver medal from the National Scholastic Press Association. Along the production path I managed to still participate in several clubs, making my involvement work for me by using my knowledge of upcoming events to better plan photography and reporting opportunities. It wasn't until I became editor in chief that I truly began to love the excitement of working on a production and realize it was where I belonged.
As my second year as Editor in Chief I aimed to challenge my staff further by taking on a weekly yearbook with a more creative design. Thus far I have expanded my teaching skills, become a better writer, and developed my design abilities. Although it is easier this time, I never let life get too simple and constantly search for ways to improve the yearbook, my staff, and even myself. My experience in yearbook has expanded my creativity and made me constantly strive for innovation.
Although I have learned many new skills in Yearbook, what I value most is the relationships I have built with fellow yerds (yearbook nerds) and even the advisor. They have motivated me and helped me, and I have assisted them and even used my knowledge from Education Talent Search to help some through the college application process. Although the business of yearbook brought us together our relationships go much deeper. Through the 8 AM Saturday mornings and 11 PM deadline nights I have gone through everything with my fellow yerds. After learning the value of such a close environment, I now aspire to have it in my own career.
Six years and an uncountable number of hours later, my experiences in Yearbook as both staffer and as Editor in Chief, have made me a more confident, more creative, and more prepared person. Full of stress and busier than any bee, or hornet in my case, being the yearbook editor in chief has given me a passion for production and a comfort in chaos that always puts a smile on my face.
