Community Essay

• There seem to be two types of Community Essays:

  1. The influence that the community has had on oneself (identity, mindset, interests, etc.).
     • For example, the MIT Application asks applicants to describe the world they come from and how it has shaped their dreams and aspirations.
     • The University of Washington application asks applicants to describe the world they come from and how they, as a product of it, can add to the diversity of the university.
     • More information can be found in the Influence Received from Essay Community.
  2. The impact that oneself has had on the community (contribution).
     • This aspect may also require mentioning what one has learned.
     • The UC application asks applicants to describe what they have done to make their school or community a better place.
     • It may also be important to demonstrate how one interacts with others, similar to Harmony.
     • More information can be found in the Essay GKA Community Contribution Proposal.

• It might be better to think about the characteristics of oneself:

  • My Multiple Personalities
  • Tendency to Think about High-level Things
  • I have resistance to confidently speaking out loud
  • I Want to Consider and Pursue the Fundamental Evaluation Function of Life
  • Understanding Multidisciplinary Thinking
    • This can be mentioned in school or foundation contexts.
    • It is an important point that has not been addressed in the Essay Scrapbox Proposal.
  • Personality that Prefers New Discoveries
    • This may also be weak in the Scrspbox essay and should be emphasized.
  • The value of implementation:
    • “Those who think, create, and take action are great” 考えるやつ、作るやつ、手を動かすやつは偉い.

• The following aspects are not clear:

  • Family
  • Cultural groups

• Family:

  • Hmm, what can be said about it?

• Club:

  • Robotics Club
  • CCC (name of a club)
    • Maybe talk about the importance of lightweight implementation?
      • Is this weak?

• School:

  • GKA
    • -> Essay GKA Community Contribution Proposal

• Community:

  • My Multiple Personalities might be helpful.

• Neighborhood

• Co-workers

• Etc:

  • /villagepump (name of a community)
  • SGG (name of a community)
  • Twitter communities
  • CoderDojo (name of a community)
    • The interesting aspect of learning technology while creating something?
    • It may be rooted in fundamental aspects.
  • man10 (name of a community)
    • Surprisingly, it seems like interesting things can be written about it.
  • masason (name of a person)

How to Write the Community Essay: Complete Guide + Examples

• Place:

  • Kumagaya
  • Ota
  • It’s somewhat unusual to commute between these two places for 12 years.
    • The time spent is about the same, right?

• Action:

  • CoderDojo
  • Atelier Basi

• Interest:

  • Twitter
  • SGG
  • Village Pump
  • Master of Information Science
  • 未踏Jr? (haven’t done it though)

• Circumstance:

  • Can’t think of any…

• What did you actually do in that community? (Tip: use active verbs like “organized” and “managed” to clarify your responsibilities).

• What kinds of problems did you solve (personally, locally, or globally)?

• What specific impact did you have?

• What did you learn (skills, qualities, values)?

• How did you apply the lessons you learned in and outside of that community?

• It might be good to talk about the experience of being the only one in the grade who can program.

  • Essay GKA Community Contribution Proposal