How to write College entrace letter
TOPIC Please describe your most significant leadership experience. Feel free to draw upon work experiences, extracurricular activities, or your personal interactions, describing a period of formal or informal leadership. Please focus less on the specific situation and more on what caused you to be effective (300-word limit). UNEDITED VERSION I noticed a forced smile on Angela's face when the choirmaster announced that one of us was leaving the States due to financial problems. Although it was difficult to imagine that our happy-go-lucky Angela had personal problems, I decided to call her. In our lengthy discussion, Angela revealed that her parents became financially devastated by Korea's recent economic debacle. With the diminished value of the Korean Won, her living costs, tuition and private vocal lessons as an exchange student became a luxury they could no longer support. Although she had been planning to leave NYU, it was to attend a formal music school, not to leave the country without completing her graduate studies. I offered to help, and to my relief, she accepted. In the next few days, we found a small inexpensive studio outside Manhattan, and arranged for auditions with Menis, Manhattan School of Music, and the Brooklyn Conservatory. Since her F-1 visa restricted her from earning an income, I introduced her to a conductor and a vocal instructor who agreed to exchange free lessons for her participation at the Y. Angela was thrilled upon realizing that these changes reduced her expenses to a fraction of what they had been, and promptly returned her plane tickets. As a section leader of the Milal Missionary Choir, I believe that my responsibilities extend beyond the vocal needs of the choir and hope to continually support each member's endeavors. A volunteer organization such as the Milal can prosper only under high morale, and personal attention can help fortify the high morale. I nurtured our group of only one alto into a group of ten, and I value our growth as an indication that I am headed in the right direction. EDITED VERSION I noticed a forced smile on Angela's face when the choirmaster announced that one of our group had to leave the United States due to financial problems.