Is this the correct interpretation of the "transition to adulthood" prompt?

<p>I made a similar thread for a different prompt, but after some deliberation I did not like my final essay and chose to answer a different prompt.</p>

<p>Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family.”</p>

<p>The latter portion of the prompt is slightly confusing. Does it mean that my transition occurred doing something physically IN culture/community/family or doing something FOR culture/community/family.</p>

<p>I wrote it about how my time volunteering at a hospital taught me valuable life lessons (sounds cliche, but I avoided making it sound like that in the essay) about loyalty and hardship. This was the final experience I needed to make my transition to adulthood.</p>

<p>Thoughts/advice? I know some people said that the prompts are fairly broad, but at the same time I don't want to be completely off the mark.</p>

<p>Edit: What I'm saying is that it was a personal transition to adulthood. Does it still count as "community" since I received the experience at a local hospital? Thank you.</p>

<p>Can you elaborate on how your experience was a transition?
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<p>It was a transition because the hospital showed me some things I had not seen before in life. I saw the value in our bond with other human beings since the patient interaction with their family and their nurses helped them get through the tough situation of being hospitalized. It showed me how hardships, such as death and disease, happen to anyone. It happens, it may not be fair, but the hospital workers had to do their best to help a patient and then move on without it letting it affect them.</p>

<p>I felt as if it was the last few steps I needed to finish my transition to adulthood. Dealing with more ‘complicated’ topics such as death and our relationship with other people.</p>

<p>Hm I wouldn’t necessarily include that part about your experience volunteering at a hospital as your “final” transitional phase into adulthood. You have many more experiences-like going to college, graduating, getting a job, paying your own bills, etc. that will also be marks of a transition into adulthood.</p>

<p>The prompts are really just starting points or thinking points. It’s not really about how you choose one and specifically answer that one, as phrased. It sounds like your hospital experience altered your perspective. You are good. </p>

<p>We don’t know enough about how you wrote this, but it sounds like you’ve been reflecting and can see the impact. The point behind culture, community or family is just to offer some framework. Good luck.</p>

<p>Thank you all for the advice, I will leave the ‘final’ part out.</p>