Skip to main content

Saksham Kumar - Reflection 4

 In our discussion with Ms. Disa, we delved deeply into the art of crafting a personal statement for college, focusing on the concept of identity. A pivotal moment was our engagement with the "essence object" exercise by the College Essay Guy. This activity was designed to help us tap into the core of who we are by identifying objects that represent key aspects of our lives, values, and experiences. It was a powerful exercise because, instead of abstractly defining ourselves, we were able to look at tangible items that anchor us to specific memories, emotions, or traits.

For me, the exercise was both revealing and grounding. I started to realize that our identity isn't just about what we say or think about ourselves, but also about the physical objects we surround ourselves with, things that have shaped us over the years. Picking those objects brought forth a flood of memories, helping me uncover layers of my story that I hadn’t thought about sharing before. It was eye-opening to see how seemingly simple items—like a garden tool or a flight log—could carry immense meaning, reflecting my passion for gardening, history, and flying.

The process helped me feel more confident about expressing my authentic self in the personal statement. By identifying these objects, I could frame my story in a way that was both personal and profound, tying my journey to real-world symbols of my experiences and passions. This approach allowed me to reflect on my growth and the complexity of my identity, which is something I feel will resonate with college admissions.

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Aleena Imran - BLOG #3.2 - Grade 9

  I honestly cannot believe we are already halfway through the third term, it feels like we started it yesterday. This will be one of the last blogs we’ll be writing for the school year, which seems so crazy. As much as I’m not fond of writing blogs, it’s still a reminder that we shared our moments together in AEP.   March 5, 2025 -  An Off-Board Warmup? This warmup was unlike our other ones. We usually have our warmups on the board, such as Wordle, Hurdle or waffle. But this time, all we had on the board was a map. Everyone had to state one sentence about the two maps shown on the screen, but there was a plot twist, you had to remember what the previous person stated and add on to it. As more people stated their sentences, it only got difficult, it meant you had to remember more sentences, but in the correct order. I wasn’t able to remember the sentences in order, but I still enjoyed watching other students struggling to remember the sentences.  Later on, we g...
Post a Comment
Read more

Abracadabra — Leo Blog 3.2

 This term, we've begun with a list of terms related to environment, ranging from the devastating crises happening around the globe to the lovely descriptions of catastrophes caused by man. While it's a very fun and a not-so content-heavy topic, it reminds us that we can't say ' abracadabra ' to felled trees and watch as they rise from the ashes of our ancestors. Well, it's a shame, really. Would've loved to see some of the forests and wildlife that existed before the world began pumping steam and breathing coal. The first thing we did when we got to the third term was pairing words to form collocations. There were a variety of them, 42 collocations to be exact, and we had to figure them out. Most were easy, words we knew were things like 'climate change' or 'heat wave', but some were new. 'Paddy farming', 'septic tanks' and other words were quite interesting. Unfortunately, I wasn't there for the AEP period the week after...
Post a Comment
Read more

End and the start of term!

Helloooo everyone! Welcome with another blast! See, your favorite blogger is not late this time!!! And that is because it's just the start of another term, and the workload from school is quite light. Can you believe it's the last term already?? I am still in disbelief—only 2/3 of grade 11 is left, and then our final year of high school... I don't even want to think about it! We have learned a lot of things in AEP last term, including discovering new games and learning a lot more of Miss Disa's fun anecdotes. AEP this year has taught me a lot of technical terms as we have been getting lessons on very niche and specific topics. You know how a word appears a lot when you newly learn it? Now, due to my expansion of vocabulary, I started seeing the words I am learning everywhere, and that brings a bit of peace in me, as I think, well, I am learning something. We had worksheets on Healthcare, Crime and Punishment, Business, and Politics. My favorite among them was the health...
Post a Comment
Read more