Version 1 (631 words): Korea is famous for its advanced information technology. However, it also has several severe problems that must be remedied in order to advance. As Korea hurried in enhancing its technology, it had to concentrate the wealth and skills onto limited large corporations. This p..

289-word version: As I was walking in the park with my dog while watching the routine scenery, a sudden query seized me... 365-word version: A small brown puppy tottered slowly towards me. The suckling neonate was a mere pet dog then. But the dog trotting next to me now is a member of my family...

Please tell us how you have spent the last two summers (or vacations between school years), including any jobs you have held. 292-word version: Walking along to the conveyor belt, I watched various forms of bearings being produced. After all the bearings had traversed off the belt, an employee h..

479-word version: Common Application In order to assuage my homesickness when I got to 고등학교명 Foreign Language High School, I joined the school orchestra though my earlier encounter with music with the KBS(Korean Broadcasting System) Choir ended in complete disillusionment... Tufts: There..

...At a summer camp, I assisted a paraplegic girl from an elementary school for three days. While the other students were laughing and enjoying the weekend, she seemed withdrawn and stoic. Her expression never changed. She showed no interest in participating with the others in activities...

304-word version: Each day, regardless of what else I may have to do, I sit for at least thirty minutes and write. I write anything that enters my mind, good or bad. It gives me the chance to keep in the habit of writing for pleasure... 320-word version: All my life, I have loved storytelling. Ma..