Prompt: Would you please tell us about a few of your favorite books, poems, authors, films, plays, pieces of music, musicians, performers, paintings, artists, magazines, or newspapers? Feel free to touch on one, some, or all of the categories listed, or add a category of your own (quote).
I never believed in luck, it didn't exist in my dictionary. If I faced disappointment, it was never because I was unlucky, and if I achieved top results in something, it was always my skills that did the job. Maybe I didn't believe in luck because every time I completed something successfully, my parents would always say, "you're a lucky man", or "luck saved you, my little boy." Before I entered the world of IB in grade 11, I came across a quote, which became my motto not long after, from the movie The Little Black Book: "Luck is when preparation meets opportunity." Fascinated, I did some internet surfing based on the quote and discovered that the quote was originally from the philosopher Seneca.
I still wasn't convinced that luck existed, and so I put this doubtful concept to test. Chemistry was a tough subject for me in grade 11; there were so many aspects to learn and so little came up in the periodical tests. Trusting luck, I prepared only a handful amount of coursework and set the test next day. Result was horrible: 60% and a C in my report. I was 'unlucky' (according to the quote), because my meager preparation didn't meet the opportunity to express the chemical knowledge. That moment was when I changed; something talked from nowhere and told my brain to do everything. For the mid-year exam, I prepared everything. It seemed like I memorized the textbook inside out, and I literally have. The exam wasn't too hard after all: 85% and an A in my report. I was 'lucky': an opportunity was given to demonstrate my preparation. The valuable lesson I learnt from this is that, if you're prepared for anything, you're 90% on your way to getting lucky. Remember, according to my favorite quote, luck is when preparation meets opportunity. University of Chicago will give me the opportunity to enrich my academic knowledge and pursue my social interests, and I will give the university my preparation built for the past 17 years in return.
Essay length is 2 paragraphs :).
Any feedback would be nice, positive or negative.
I never believed in luck, it didn't exist in my dictionary. If I faced disappointment, it was never because I was unlucky, and if I achieved top results in something, it was always my skills that did the job. Maybe I didn't believe in luck because every time I completed something successfully, my parents would always say, "you're a lucky man", or "luck saved you, my little boy." Before I entered the world of IB in grade 11, I came across a quote, which became my motto not long after, from the movie The Little Black Book: "Luck is when preparation meets opportunity." Fascinated, I did some internet surfing based on the quote and discovered that the quote was originally from the philosopher Seneca.
I still wasn't convinced that luck existed, and so I put this doubtful concept to test. Chemistry was a tough subject for me in grade 11; there were so many aspects to learn and so little came up in the periodical tests. Trusting luck, I prepared only a handful amount of coursework and set the test next day. Result was horrible: 60% and a C in my report. I was 'unlucky' (according to the quote), because my meager preparation didn't meet the opportunity to express the chemical knowledge. That moment was when I changed; something talked from nowhere and told my brain to do everything. For the mid-year exam, I prepared everything. It seemed like I memorized the textbook inside out, and I literally have. The exam wasn't too hard after all: 85% and an A in my report. I was 'lucky': an opportunity was given to demonstrate my preparation. The valuable lesson I learnt from this is that, if you're prepared for anything, you're 90% on your way to getting lucky. Remember, according to my favorite quote, luck is when preparation meets opportunity. University of Chicago will give me the opportunity to enrich my academic knowledge and pursue my social interests, and I will give the university my preparation built for the past 17 years in return.
Essay length is 2 paragraphs :).
Any feedback would be nice, positive or negative.
