wtf?? what the hell do I write for my 'Significant Experience' in my University essays??

[mAdD INDIAN]

So I'm filling out the online form for Queens University and they ask me this question:


<< Describe some meaningful experience, not necessarily related to engineering, which has significance for you. >>



What do I write for that?? I'm not the kind of guy that has personal reflections and talks about stuff like this...

 

[linuxboy]

<< Describe some meaningful experience, not necessarily related to engineering, which has significance for you. >>
What do I write for that?? I'm not the kind of guy that has personal reflections and talks about stuff like this...

Perhaps the problem is indeed that you have not considered this in detail. The unexamined life is not worth living, I think. Examine changes in personality and periods where you grew and matured and write about the people or experiences that caused the change.

look at my answer here

Think about a point where you came to a slow or sudden realization and write about it. What has meaning to you and why is what they're trying to find out.

Cheers !

 

[mAdD INDIAN]

I don't think they want that kind of an answer...I'll post what I wrote so far, you guys can tell me if its ok.

Describe some meaningful experience, not necessarily related to engineering, which has significance for you.

A significant personal experience was when I first flew an airplane (Cessna 172) at the Brampton Flying Club. I felt like I was on top of the world and I could achieve anything I set my mind to. Anytime I feel like I can?t do something, I think about the time I flew a plane to motivate me.

Tutoring math to students and teaching computer concepts to youths gave me the greatest satisfaction because I was able to share my knowledge and experience with them so they could learn something and hopefully pass it on to someone else in the future. Even though it was hard to juggle my own school work with peer tutoring and volunteering, I found it was worth it in the end because I knew I had helped make a difference in peoples? lives.

I also organized a fund raising event at school to raise money for the earthquake incident that occurred in India last year. I had setup a booth at school and collected donations every lunch period for one week to send to India via the Red Cross organization. I always wanted to help people in need and I found that now was the time to do it. It felt really good to be able to help others in the time of need and I only hope that I can do this more often.

 

[Kelvrick]

Hmm... What did I write. Ahh yes... I made up a mentor in grade school that changed my life. Introduced me to books and only years later *when I was in high school* did I appreciate what she did for me.

Blah blah, you can add more.