<p>So on the supplement where it asks for what club you would start or engage in, do most people talk about starting a club rather than joining one? I was about to write about a club that I thought was really unique when I discovered NYU already had it LOL.
So, just as a general question. Would it look bad to talk about a club that I would join (because it makes me look uncreative?), or is it better to think of one I would start?</p>
<p>Write about the club you originally had in mind. For example I chose my schools diversity club because I am both a member and officer. They want to see commitment and passion. Don’t BS about some club you know nothing about, that will get you nowhere.</p>
<p>I think that can be worked around. They do say “start OR join”, so you can use whichever works better for you. I would argue that if you wrote about a club that already exists at NYU, they might view that as #1 unimaginative, even if you think it’s very fresh, and #2 you didn’t do enough research - both ways, it’ll be very unfair to you.</p>
<p>Use your own discretion. I had the same problem, lol. But I mean, something must interest you about the club’s work that you want to start it, and that doesn’t change even though the club already exists. Not going to use my own example publicly… PM if you want to know (maybe we had the same idea!)… let’s say you want to start a laughing club, but you find NYU already has it. You can still talk about what interests you about the idea of a laughing club, and about what you hope to achieve with the club. If your answer here is reflected/reinforced in other areas of your application - say you were a member of a similar club in high school, or you’ve been involved in this activity in the community for a few years, they can’t dismiss it as invalid or insincere.</p>
<p>I would think it wouldn’t hurt your chances at all - if anything, it makes it easier for the school to believe that you’ll actually participate in that club when you get to NYU, since the infrastructure is already in place. And of course it’s a plus that you were interested in NYU enough to do your own research.</p>
<p>thanks for the replies. I’m also a little confused on the wording of the question that asks about the most recent summer. Are we supposed to talk about our work experiences that we had during the school year as well in this essay? that part is worded weirdly i think.</p>
<p>it means that they want to hear what you did last summer other than work.
they already know you worked, because it’s listed on your app.</p>
<p>^ wait. what? if i worked somewhere this past summer, isn’t that what i should talk about for that question? what do they want to know other than the work i did? i didn’t do much else…</p>
<p>I’m having the same issue with the wording – in fact, I came online to see if anyone had any answers about it. I think I’m going to include one sentence like, “So outside of these two jobs I had…”</p>
<p>^ For the summer question, are we supposed to write about something we did, other than our work experience?
If I worked at a sleepaway camp the whole summer, but took a trip with my family at the end of the summer, would I write about that? The trip was only a week while I was at cam for basically my whole summer…
I’m confused and the application is due soon!! Help!</p>
<p>I wrote about that most of my summer i worked extra hours to helped support my family. so they wont kill you if u wrote about work. just write about something u learn from working over the summer or something.</p>
<p>ok thanks.
I wrote this right now, really fast, but can you tell me if this is right? (and correct me in anything I need fixed)</p>
<p>This past summer, I worked as a mother’s helper for the nurse at a sleep-away camp. I took care of her two small children, ages one and two, for six hours a day. Without much previous experience, I had a difficult time watching her active, disobedient children, but I did not give up. Eventually, I learned the skills in becoming a good mother-figure and I feel accomplished in dealing with this hardship. After being away from home for two months, I spent the last week of my summer vacation with my family in Montauk Point.</p>
<p>specifically with the ending of the second to last sentence.
Tell me if this is really bad.</p>
<p>You should take out the part about the kids being disobedient …it doesnt really add much to the fact that it was an entirely new experience for you. Focus on more what you did with them…its realy surfacy</p>
<p>i think they really just want to see how you spent the few months of free time. during the school year, everyone is clearly tied down by school work and ex-curr activities, etc. so they just want to know what you do when you have the liberty to do anything… whether it’s working, traveling, or just relaxing and de-stressing.</p>
<p>Is this correct?:</p>
<p>After working in a sleep-away camp for the first seven weeks of summer vacation, I joined my family on a trip to Montauk, New York. We spent our days sight-seeing, boating, swimming, and walking on the beach. It was a quiet and relaxing time, allowing us to reconnect after spending much of the summer apart.</p>
<p>Is it too short?
Is this what they are looking for?</p>
<p>oops, i didnt even use complete sentences… eh well</p>