<p>Hello, all! I'm working on my Emory supplement. The prompt I'm responding to says as follows: What is something you have taught yourself in the last year? How did you teach yourself this new skill or concept and what was the result? (500 word limit) </p>
<p>I first wrote about how I've taught myself to nurture my talent for piano composition, and how viewing piano and music from the perspective of composers has helped me to play music (as opposed to notes on a page), and how that change in perspective has helped me overcome my obstacle (my inability to play music in spite of years of classical piano lessons).</p>
<p>However, now i'm thinking I should change my topic to one about going beyond my comfort zone, how I've taught myself in the past year to ask questions and reach out to others when I am in need of help. I was also planning to talk about how that has helped me grow as a person as well as a student, since I was also the quiet asian girl in class who never raised her hand. Additionally, how admitting my need of help has helped me address my problems as a student and as a person whose self esteem was low and who was scared of "asking a dumb question" or "guessing a wrong answer". </p>
<p>Which seems like a better topic to write about? It would also be helpful if you helped me weigh each topic's pros and cons. Thank you!</p>