<p>Good Lord above, this has been a stressful week.</p>
<p>I was a part of a certain pageant system that provided me with singing opportunities, scholarship money, and the chance for me to advocate for charities I'm passionate about. But last night, my parents and I were done. We were done with the cattiness, the rude comments about me, the fact I was literally asked to "dumb down" a response to my favorite book, and was the fact I was always told that I was mediocre. I sent out a resignation e-mail, and that's that.</p>
<p>However, the pageant world was an interesting hook for me, and I'm regretting the fact that I'm now going to be forced to give that up on my applications, some of which have already been drafted and ready to send.</p>
<p>How can I explain to schools why I acted as a "quitter" (something I never do), but not seem vindictive in my disdain for the organization?
Thanks!</p>
<p>Now that this activity is out of your life, I suggest either taking it out of your applications (if you feel compelled to address “quitting”) or simply listing it as an activity you participated in from <date> to <date> and let it go at that. No need for dramatic explanations that probably won’t come across well. There is no reason to even bring up that you no longer participate as of “last night” because your history of participation in this activity still stands and is relevant to the experience you bring to the table. If you were not intending to continue in this activity in BS, then you would be separated from it shortly anyway and that is reason enough to leave it behind.</date></date></p>
<p>As @ChoatieMom states, no explanation is needed and none should be given, should you choose to list the activity as part of your EC’s. You probably should craft an explanation as it may come up in interviews. I would keep it simple - using the time to focus on other EC’s, change of interests, etc.</p>