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:

  • Interest:

  • 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.