158-word version: A few years ago, while I was still living in Canada, I joined a flute quartet. I was learning to play the flute from Mr. 선생님성함 when he proposed that I join the ensemble he directed... 222-word version: A few years ago, while I was still living in Canada, I joined a flute qu..

448-word version: As described in the concept of Yin and Yang, there exists two primal contradictory but complementary forces found in all things in the universe, so is all things of the society. If there should be Yin, the darker element representing sadness, passiveness, darkness, feminine, and..

...Dixie 9 was composed of eight players at the time, and I stepped into their world as the ninth member, and as a fiddle player... But trying a whole different genre of music was a different matter. Traditional jazz was the genre in which I had the least experience, and furthermore, the violin wa..

Columbia: What single activity listed in the activity section of your Common Application are you most proud of and why? (150 words or less) UM (U of Michigan—Ann Arbor): If you could only do one of the activities you have listed in the Activities section of your Common Application, whic..

...The bad state of the laptop in other words, reflects its importance to me. Whenever I have to move rooms in the dormitory, my laptop is the first thing to be packed and unpacked. It is never put to rest. During test periods, it has to run word processors all night. When the tests are over, it h..

PSU-University Park: Educational Gap Statement Please use this space to explain any time that has elapsed between your high school graduation and your anticipated enrollment at Penn State. Please provide a summary of why that gap occurred. If you attended another college or university during that..