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reading the essays that got me into UW (+ common app essay reading) | Morgan Yuan | YouTubeToText
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hey guys it's Morgan welcome to my
channel if you're new here click the
Subscribe button down below today is
April 25th and I will be reading my udub
essays this has been a highly requested
video considering the amount of people
who watched my college decision video
thank you so much guys by the way for
the nice comment they're so sweet and
I'm just so thankful to have so much of
a support system on this platform I
decided I'll be splitting up my stats
into different videos so today's video
will be reading my essays but later I'll
have like teacher letter of Rex
extracurriculars GPA stuff like that so
without further Ado let's get into to
the essay reading oh God I have not read
these in like a while so for udub I
wrote two different essays one was
optional while the other was required so
I'm going to read the required one first
because that's shorter in short the
required prompt is describe the world
you come from and how you as a product
of it might add to that diversity of
udub and then this word count was 300 so
I'm going to read mine really quick and
then I'll explain after each homecoming
year I choreograph a dance called
mockrock which incorporates over 60
people from my grade through many
attempts I come to understand the most
effective way to create a successful
performance which is through student
input during the past 2 years I have
asked different groups of students to
help me choreograph and give music
suggestions I slit feedback by
face-to-face Communication in front of
the big group during rehearsals
motivating everybody to contribute to
the conversation simultaneously I'm
attentive to those who may be hesitant
to speak up leading me to individually
ask for input while recognizing the
value of each perspective furthermore I
organize smaller groups to practice
together together and even mix up
formations to bridge the gap between
unfamiliar faces within the small groups
choreographers encourage the
participants to self-manage their
interpretations of the dance providing
everybody a chance to give input and
feel part of the group by nurturing
inclusivity mockrock has grown to
contain over 100 participants and is
known for strongly tying our class
Community together at udub I hope to
make the same positive impact on the
student body by utilizing my peers ideas
and feedback via asuw I intend to
conduct Fair ious polls and distribute
Google forms to gather the preferences
of the student body regarding upcoming
events subsequently I will work in
collaboration with asuw to effectively
utilize the student input consistently
aiming to make the next event even
better than the last my ability to
actively listen and include others
perspectives will be advantagous to my
peers academic and personal experiences
at udub I strive to embrace various
viewpoints enabling me to maintain an
open mind and attempt to understand the
complexity of a wide range of new ideas
and Concepts okay so that was 1 not as
bad as I thought but definitely could
still use some work I think for context
asuw is udub student government and so
I've been involved in leadership for
like four years at my high school I
definitely want to continue that in
college here I use mockrock as my
example and it's good to note that class
officers aren't required to choreograph
the dance and can find someone else in
the grade to do it for them but because
I really wanted to be involved with the
like face to-face Communication in my
grade I decided to step up to the play
and take on the responsibility and it's
probably one of the best decisions of my
high school career but yeah I definitely
think this was such an impactful
activity in my years of high school so
really just write what you're genuinely
passionate about because it will shine
through moving on to the second essay
prompt that's optional it says tell a
story from your life describing an
experience that either demonstrates your
character or helped to shape it and the
maximum length is 650 Words which if you
don't know is basically the common up
essay Comm up essay is like a personal
statement of like just one big story
normally you focus in on one specific
topic and then you show how you grow
from it I would like to know the essay
I'm about to read was definitely edited
for my IVs and turned into like an
extended metaphor if that's going to
make sense later basically what I'm
trying to say is it's the same exact
concept but I did add like my grandpa
into it which was not added in before
technically I'm R the one that was
submitted to higher schools because I
got more time to work on it then but I'm
really really really proud of this essay
I just find so much joy in reading it so
I hope you guys like it and this took me
a long time like 20 30 drafts
exaggeration but basically it was a lot
the sound of tiles shuffled away into
piles feeds the anxiousness that lies in
our stomachs eyes quickly scrutinize the
table this is how I recall the
atmosphere of Majong a traditional
Chinese game that involves many
intricacies and strategies from playing
Majong with my grandparents many times
after dinner I've come to realize the
complexity of problem solving
adaptability and most importantly
leadership my grandpa was a man of few
words but observing his strategic towel
withdrawals revealed the careful
crafting logic and skill that existed
Within each move of such a fast-paced
game through planning major events for
the student body as freshman and
sophomore class president I felt the
same throw as bong however when my
junior year Focus turns toward my
academics I voluntarily ran for the
smaller role of class secretary
immediately I grew discouraged by the
Limited autonomy I perceived in my new
position the frustration of lacking
control brewed inside of me all summer
making it seem as if maang tiles were
crashing down and every right move had
transitioned into a wrong one or so I
thought I constantly questioned how
could I find purpose without being the
designated leader each time my grandpa
played maong he utilized a different
strategy nonetheless the willingness of
his actions made the most powerful
impact and I would quickly become aware
of such potency in my own life my
intense Focus while modering the tiles
in majang was similar to how I observed
the president who approached his role
uniquely despite lacking prior
leadership experience one day when our
officer team was organizing our class
bonding event the president proposed a
new idea distribut in Google forms and
conducting polls on social media this
strategy would enable our team to
connect with a broader range of students
Gathering different feedback by watching
the President successfully reach out to
my peers I found the significance of
looking Beyond simple steps to achieve
inclusion my curiosity about how the
president handled his new role mirrored
my contemplation of the various patterns
my grandpa employed through numerous
majon games the president's
resourcefulness led him to find success
instead of Leaning solely on rudimentary
leadership tactics the president showed
me the value of the side tiles in maang
I used to only play the most powerful
tile sequences similar to my leadership
style I believe the only way to be
effective was through bold tried and
tested ways yet I would lose day after
day to my grandpa his hands decisively
grabbed three tiles and exposed them on
the table pong my grandpa stated with
confidence he had won the willingness to
forge his own path ended up rewarding my
grandpa after exploring the new
president's strengths I've learned that
authentic leadership is not about
keeping the spotlight on yourself
instead effective leadership comes from
recognizing the value of your team's
diverse perspectives in my new role as
this year's ASB president I can approach
my new class officer team with a fresh
mindset I've implemented the successes I
saw from the junior class president I
now communicate more efficiently with my
four ASB officers through in-person
meetings individually reach out to
students outside of the class's typical
participants and gather input in Google
forms to present to the
administration with student feedback
back I've ensured that the leadership
class organizes events that work towards
equity and inclusion specifically I've
devised event planning projects
challenging leadership students to
create events that Foster Unity within
our school Community rhes the way I
utilize my grandpa maong plays resembles
my ability to learn from others today
when I've given a tile at the Majong
table I carry on my grandfather's
tradition of utilizing the least
powerful tiles and find myself saying pa
okay that was 635 worth out of the 650
allowed I definitely want to know that
like whatever your personal statement is
about make sure it's about you and make
it really unique for example I tie this
in with my culture and found a specific
thing within the culture to talk about
and then I further use that as an
extended metaphor to talk about my
reflection through my leadership process
and my junior year so yeah those are my
essays I really hope you guys enjoy it
big shout out to the junior class
president Darius who actually helped me
write this essay so grateful for him so
yeah I hope you guys enjoyed this Essie
reading video more to come for sure so
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