<p>I want to write my common app essay, selecting the "any topic choice", on my summer job as a camp counselor. I specifically want to talk about how great it feels to finally be able to try my hand at shaping the community that brought me up. I mean, up until this job, all of my efforts have had some outcome. A great score on math team ranked our team well, and a good run in DI placed our team in higher level tournaments. But here, with my job, there is no satisfaction but personal, and there is no end product; our community continues with each new slew of kids. </p>
<p>I dunno if anyone can help me shape this. I want to end with my last week, in which at the grocery store, one of my campers saw me and was terribly excited. It was just heartwarming.</p>
<p>good idea, i like how you aren't just describing your experience, but talking about your thoughts on it. </p>
<p>Details are everything - good luck!</p>
<p>Actually, upon chatting with a friend, I have a better angle.</p>
<p>My dad has always told me that he loves his job because he chose something that he liked, not something that would give him oodles of cash.</p>
<p>Honestly, we get paid crap by the rec. department. Yet, every summer I turn down job offers because I love this one. I'm challenged because I must be outgoing in order to entertain the kids. I feel like I'm making a difference because I'm there for these kids as they grow up; we help them get away from whatever troubles may lie at home. And finally, on a more selfish note, being able to play a game of kickball that isn't as competitive as gym class is just so much more relieving and fun.</p>
<p>Thoughts? Still want to end with the grocery store bit...</p>
<p>I think it sounds like a great essay. Start writing.</p>
<p>That is the part that sucks for me, haha. For starters, how many paragraphs is the average common app essay?</p>
<p>start with bullets. then slowly expand it. =] and it depends.</p>
<p>just freeform it.</p>