UIUC Essay #2: Being a chief designer......

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In an essay of 300 words or less, choose one extra curricular activity, work experience, or community service project from the list you provided on the application and explain why you initially chose it, why you continued with it, and how you benefit from it.

I always wanted to become a designer in the future because I thought designers have such freedom on their canvas without any boundaries. Any successful designers always bring us an innovative and creative world filled with inspirational ideas. I had never doubted about my perspective regarding designers' job until I had a practice try myself over the winter break last year.

I thought eventually I made another big step forward on the pathway of pursuing my dream of being a designer on the day I was selected to be the chief designer of the Student Diary Club 2008-2009 in my school. Nevertheless, sooner than I expected, my first hesitation came in when I realized that designers' canvas does have certain boundaries. For example, even though I was the chief designer, I still had to consult the diary's cover page design idea with the school's senior management. My design got rejected by the school principal three times in total, which put me into a discouraged and frustrated state for quite a while. Fortunately, there was this student team I was working with. Being with them, I did not feel lonely or unassisted. Over and over again, we eventually came up with a design which both we and the school management were happy about. Duly, I overcame the obstacles on my pathway to the final edition of the student diary for printing.

After all, I understood that to become an eligible designer not only requires the professional knowledge and original thoughts, but also the ability to negotiate as well. Nowadays, a clear canvas might be promising, but an unlimited size of canvas is impractical. I believe, if the pencil is requisite for all designers, then negotiation acts like an eraser on designers' career canvas.


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I have always wanted to become a designer, because designers have such freedom on their canvases and no boundaries. Any successful designer always brings us an innovative and creative world filled with inspirational ideas. I had never doubted my perspective regarding the designers' job until I had a practice try myself over the winter break last year.

I made a big step forward on the pathway of pursuing my dream of being a designer on the day I was selected to be the chief designer of the Student Diary Club 2008-2009 in my school. Sooner than I expected, my first hesitation came in when I realized that the designers' canvas does have certain boundaries. For example, even though I was the chief designer, I still had to consult the diary's cover page design idea with the school's senior management. My design got rejected by the school principal three times in total, which put me into a discouraged and frustrated state for quite a while. Fortunately, I was working with a student team that prevented me from feeling lonely or unassisted. Over and over again, we eventually came up with a design which both we and the school management were happy about. Duly, I overcame the obstacles on my pathway to the final edition of the student diary for printing.

After all, I understood that to become an eligible designer not only requires the professional knowledge and original thoughts, but also the ability to negotiate as well. Nowadays, a clear canvas might be promising, but an unlimited size of canvas is impractical. I believe, if the pencil is requisite for all designers, then negotiation acts like an eraser on designers' career canvas.

Great! You are well on your way to success. Keep up the focus!

I always wanted to become a designer in the future because I thought designers have such freedom on their canvas without any boundaries. Any successful designer always brings us an innovative and creative world filled with inspirational ideas. I had never doubted my perspective regarding a designers' job until I had a practice run myself over the winter break last year.

I thought eventually I made another big step forward on the pathway of pursuing my dream of being a designer on the day I was selected to be the chief designer of the Student Diary Club 2008-2009 in my school. Nevertheless, sooner than I expected, my first hesitation came in when I realized that designers' canvas does have certain boundaries. For example, even though I was the chief designer, I still had to consult the diary's cover page design idea with the school's senior management. My design got rejected by the school principal three times in total, which put me into a discouraged and frustrated state for quite a while. Fortunately, a student team I was working with made me feel appreciated and cared for as well as left me with a positive feeling on my future as a designer. Being with them, I did not feel lonely or unassisted. Over and over again, we eventually came up with a design which both we and the school management were happy about. Duly, I overcame the obstacles on my pathway to the final edition of the student diary for printing.

After all, I understood that to become an eligible designer not only requires the professional knowledge and original thoughts, but also the ability to negotiate as well. Nowadays, a clear canvas might be promising, but an unlimited size of canvas is impractical. I believe, if the pencil is requisite for all designers, then negotiation acts like an eraser on designers' career canvas.



last_min_girl, you did a marvelous job! Few errors! You had a well thought out, well executed, well written essay that definitely answered the question. You did not have any negative aspects in your essay. You turned everything into a positive! Good luck!

O thanks for reading my essay......I really appreciate your comments and time. :D

I always wanted to become a designer because I thought designers have such freedom on their canvas without any boundaries. Any successful designer always brings the world an innovative and creative world filled with inspirational ideas. I had never doubted my perspective regarding designers' job until I had a practice try myself over the winter break last year.

I would consider your word choices before committing to the words. Really enjoyed your essay. Good luck.