A University of Michigan supplemental essay is “If you could only do one of the activities you have listed in the Activities section of your Common Application, which one would you keep doing? Why?” The word approximation is 100 words, so I figured the 10% rule, meaning I can go about 10 over/under. But my essay is 132 words! Please help me cut.
Ever since I can remember, dance has been a part of my life. It’s been a part of me for well over half of the time I’ve spent on Earth. My first friends were made in the room with the floor to ceiling mirrors and checkered tiles. I grew to love the peace of mind that came with the gentle melodies of ballet music. As my technique improved, classes became a place where my anxiety melted away. Progressing to the advanced classes, I believed that I could finally excel at something, I wasn’t a girl who was always in the middle anymore.
Dance has been such an integral, a crucial factor in determining who I became. A life where I’m not dancing is a life I would never want to live.