Common Application: Short Answer
In the space provided below, please elaborate on one of your activities (extracurricular, personal activities, or work experience) (1000 characters or approximately 150 words).

181-word version
As I began jotting down my reflections of the day working at El Callejon, meaning the “end of the road,” my journal slowly filled with entries about poverty...

295-word version
In the Dominican Republic, I acquired a habit that I would never have thought of having had I simply stayed in Korea for summer. Just so that I may have a souvenir of my own from a not too touristy of a country, I began keeping a journal that did not include much at first...