Discuss a significant experience or achievement that has influenced your life.
A rather insignificant, yet significant, experience was a movie I saw a year ago. World renowned, and having earned numerous awards, 3 Idiots, taught me a lesson I would never forget.
The story is about a young Indian kid who possesses genius, and wisdom that far surpasses even the previous generation's best. Throughout his childhood, he had a passion for learning. What really stood out to me was that his passion did not stem from the desire to become famous, rich, or powerful, but from that childish desire to simply learn. Most people would laugh at him partly due to their own immaturity and difficultly to understand such a simplistic ideal.
He was not bothered by social pressure, nor was he bothered by external pestilence. He was focused and determined. When he grew older, he attended the most prestigious college in India, and soon graduated at the top of his class. He fascinated me not because he was the top student in nearly all of India, but one that chose to study for the greater benefit of it; knowledge.
Throughout the story, he keeps reiterating the fact that "you should study not for the grades, but for the knowledge that come afterwords." Those words really resonated deep within me, and from that day on I tried to emulate them. So far, so good.
Word Count: 300
He was not bothered by social pressure, nor was he bothered by external pestilence. He was focused and determined. When he grew older, he attended the most prestigious college in India, and soon graduated at the top of his class. He fascinated me not because he was the top student in nearly all of India, but one that chose to study for the greater benefit of it; knowledge.
Throughout the story, he keeps reiterating the fact that "you should study not for the grades, but for the knowledge that come afterwords." Those words really resonated deep within me, and from that day on I tried to emulate them. So far, so good.
Word Count: 300
Your two college essay topics are actually weaker than your other writings in here. Your one on rage never states clearly what the topic is beyond rage, so I would be clearer and then it is a fairly superficial treatment. Would you consider sending that in as a good representation of you andyour skills as a writer and thinker? The one above is just too short and never develops into anything of note. In the next set, I would like to see your push yourself to write 1-2 very strong responses to two questions of your choice.
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