hotrokr69

Plz help...i need some advice on what to write about as i am having a mental
block lol.

Prompt #1: Describe the world you come from — for example, your family,
community or school — and tell us how your world has shaped your dreams
and aspirations.

For this one, i was thinking of writing about my family and/or church (can i
write about both) because i feel that they have both influenced me equally in
what i want out of life. (My dream is to obtain a Ph.D in astrophysics and
study the universe and collaborate with top scientists around the world).
However, i don't know how it ties in to my "world" because both my mother
and father never graduated college (i decided what my goals were on my
own at an early age). Also, church really didn't influence my love for science,
although recently after watching a series at church called "The Truth
Project," in which they used science to help prove the existence of God, i
decided that i would be one of the few scientists that would maintain faith in
Christianity and prove it to other skeptical scientists.
One last thing that can be my "world" is my baseball team from which i have
learned the value of teamwork, an essential quality for success in my career.

Prompt #2: Tell us about a personal quality, talent, accomplishment,
contribution or experience that is important to you. What about this quality or
accomplishment makes you proud and how does it relate to the person you
are for this one, i was thinking of writing about my quintessential "quality" that is
curiosity, as it is responsible for my love of science and makes me want to
know why and how the universe operates. I also have other talents (artist,
good public speaker, baseball player, good at math/science etc.) and want
to know if i can write about them or at least mention them in this part of the
essay. One accomplishment that i am particularly proud of is my
performance at the school-wide speech contest in 8th grade, in which i
"out-spoke" every other competitor (at least 50-60 kids) and won the overall
title. (Not to brag, but my high school doesn't have a speech contest or i
probably would have won that too lol). Should i write about this, or just
mention it?

Thank you for your time in reading and answering my question. Any
suggestions would be appreciated!

Syrinx32123

is this for this years application? I have a different prompt #1....

internationalstu

about prompt 2: I would suggest to write about something others cannot read in any other part of your application or write about what you really really feel passionate for. Maybe, if your speech experience is really important to you and has influenced you in some way, then I'd suggest you to write about that. Otherwise, maybe you could come up with an anecdote about your curiousity to show that you really like to question the world?