Stanford Essay: From A Job to "Pass the Time" to Lessons LEarnt - extracurricular activity

Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences. (150 word limit.)

Over the last five years, I have been part of my church's technical department. I took up a position on the team after a member had departed for college. Beginning as understudy, I learnt and observed the basics and of the department how it functioned. I soon found myself promoted to head of the projection system where I was tasked with projecting the sermon and choir's songs on the big screen as well as recording and making disks of the church's messages. As part of the department, I gained crucial team management skills, which I had four years to refine as I joined the department at the young age of twelve. I also learnt how to work under pressure, tight schedules, and how to improvise when necessary. Ultimately taking up a position with the technical department has helped me become a more well-rounded person.

Not much to criticice here. Short, on the point but still shows what you gained thru the work. Only one thing confuses me: first you write "over the last five years", but then its "I had four years to refine" - now, is it four or five years?

My bad. I was rushing and I overlooked that. Thanks for pointing that out Vin

... I don't see this is really necessary to say. I like if you remove this sentence from the response.


.... tell why your position got elevated to that level. What contributed for such a decision - it is your hard work, talent, PR skills? You need to clear that out in the beginning of this line.