155-word version: As soon as I begin, I might as well announce that "I have unassailable stage fright," because my voice shivers and my parlance quickens as if being chased by a mad dog. Unaware of such anxiousness, my teacher encourages me to continue as I practiced... 167-word version..

Common Application: Have you ever been found responsible for a disciplinary violation at any educational institution you have attended from the 9th grade (or the international equivalent) forward, whether related to academic misconduct or behavioral misconduct, that resulted in a disciplinary acti..

600-word version: Without the flamboyant light textures, the room might be rather pitch-dark. However, the room is blazing with resplendent lightings, forming a frantic atmosphere as my friends and I excitedly choose which songs to sing. Yeah! We are in a Noraebang(“norae,” meaning &ld..

It was last summer when I decided to teach English to orphaned children who had no means to learn English. When I was heading to the orphanage for the first time, I was ready to console them for all the adversities they had to face at an early age. Unexpectedly, however, the atmosphere of the orph..

710-word version: Does the term “double eyelid,” as opposed to a “single eyelid,” sound strange to you? It certainly did to me ever since I first set out to find a term for the deeply set folds or creases on the eyes just below the eyebrows, for I, like numerous Korean wome..

Because I have a healthy body and mind and an adoring family, I am now inclined to be a cheerful “creature.” But in retrospect, I have always complained about how I look and how much “suffering” I had to experience and thought that I would always have these cynical emotions..