Hello!
I’m having troubles with two essays.
The prompt is: Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences
I don’t know if I should choose essay 1 or 2. I think essay 1 sounds more emotive and personal, but I’ve already discussed a lot about my passion for Physics/Astrophysics on the other essays. On the other hand, essay 2 showcases my interest in community service, which, along with Physics, is my other “spark”, but I think it sounds more mechanic and less emotive.
They are still being edited, so any grammatical or spelling mistakes will soon be corrected.
Essay 1 - here I talk about the lectures I give on Astrophysics/Physics
My voice trembles. I can barely hold the microphone. But it all disappears when I look at my audience’s dazed eyes against the “pale blue dot”, or when I say that our galaxy is colliding with Andromeda and a child apprehensively asks: “What will happen to us?”.
Choosing the theme of my Astrophysics lectures is another challenge. I can’t do it. I could spend hours and hours planning it just because of the pleasure of looking at supernovas or outlining a slide about the Big Bang that seems so incomplete because little do we know about it- which definitely excites me.
It’s also about the stunned expression of those who realize that we are stellar dust: a unique, special combination of stars that plays a singular role in this uni verse. I want these people to feel motivated and explore themselves, find purpose, making something out of their own existence.
Essay 2 - here I talk about a social project I founded
Cropping, growing and harvesting: that’s Seed.
By setting regular events that provide health assistance, entertainment and meals to over 450 children from Aymore and Veredas, needy districts of São Paulo, I learned that I can’t simply give an anti-violence speech to a 10-year-old boy who grew up being blown by his alcoholic and drug-addicted father. Well, if he had a father. Instead, I had to offer him a new perspective of life, values, himself and educational opportunities through constant and personal involvement.
Beyond the emotional challenges, making calls, appealing for money to hundreds of people and finding the artist inside me to plan flyers and videos seemed to be impossible, as the greatest things in life, until I got it done.
Also, because we initially didn’t have financial support, we made personalized t-shirts and accessories to sell. Later on, Mackenzie University recognized and financially supported Seed.