Would you please tell us about a few of your favorite books, poems, authors, films, plays, pieces of music, musicians, performers, paintings, artists, magazines, or newspapers? Feel free to touch on one, some, or all of the categories listed, or add a category of your own. (Paragraph or two) 352-..

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..

I once wanted to become a pianist. I took lessons from a college professor, and it was hard to keep up with my being so young and receiving harsh lessons without any praise. I began to despair of ever reaching my goal. However, my personality has changed through playing the piano. I have gained th..

133-word version: Lehigh I like to read books, but since my high school had a small library with a narrow selection of volumes, I was often disappointed... 288-word version: U of Michigan As I prepare for the next challenge in my life, I would really like to be “a little frog in a big pond,..

237-word version: Emory For the five years, I have experienced the completely different Korean and American education systems. When I first came to America, I was utterly unfamiliar with the American style of learning... 1486-character version (out of 1500 character limit): Brown When I first arr..