Tell us something about yourself or your interests that we wouldn't learn by looking at the rest of your application materials. (250 words or less)
It was Christmas time once again, and I sat on the steps of my aunt's house trying to make, of all things, a rubber band ball like those I had seen in toy stores. As a seven year old, making the core of the ball certainly wasn't easy; all I ended up with were red fingers and a river of tears. But when my father noticed my frustration and came over to comfort me, I couldn't help but be angry with him. Why couldn't he just make it for me, or buy me one? That's what parents are for! Yet he sat with me until my tears had subsided and then with patience and care, showed me how to loop the bands just so, and made me do it by myself again and again until I had that perfect ball. When I look back, I realize that what I learned that day as a child was a principle that my parents pushed me to incorporate into my character, and a principle that I have since then truly upheld as one of my personal rules. Nothing comes easy and quickly, but with persistence and hard work over time, nothing is really impossible.
One of my concerns so far is that I do not connect the characteristic, persistence, enough to who I am currently and how that relates to my applying to Johns. Please give me feedback on what you think I can change or fix, and do not be afraid to be blunt!
It was Christmas time once again, and I sat on the steps of my aunt's house trying to make, of all things, a rubber band ball like those I had seen in toy stores. As a seven year old, making the core of the ball certainly wasn't easy; all I ended up with were red fingers and a river of tears. But when my father noticed my frustration and came over to comfort me, I couldn't help but be angry with him. Why couldn't he just make it for me, or buy me one? That's what parents are for! Yet he sat with me until my tears had subsided and then with patience and care, showed me how to loop the bands just so, and made me do it by myself again and again until I had that perfect ball. When I look back, I realize that what I learned that day as a child was a principle that my parents pushed me to incorporate into my character, and a principle that I have since then truly upheld as one of my personal rules. Nothing comes easy and quickly, but with persistence and hard work over time, nothing is really impossible.
One of my concerns so far is that I do not connect the characteristic, persistence, enough to who I am currently and how that relates to my applying to Johns. Please give me feedback on what you think I can change or fix, and do not be afraid to be blunt!