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I don't even know if I want to do the Americorps bit, I just know that what I'm doing now is driving me fully insane, and if I don't do something different, I'll go nuts.
Anyway, to get into the Americorps program I'm interested in you have to write a "motivational statement" of up to 4000 characters. I've got about 2000, so I'm not too thrilled yet. Considering how long it took me, though... Honestly, this is the most honest load of crap I've ever written. I had no idea what to say, mind a complete and total blank, so I finally turned to the Member Profiles and looked for common themes.
Apparently, I need to be looking for a "challenge". This is an opportunity for "personal growth and fulfilment". I'm not at all interested in the "college money" (although I really am) but instead want to "make a difference" and "set an example" by "serving others". And all these people are "grateful". Gah. I want to help people, sure, but I also want college money and a chance to get away from my family for a while. But this doesn't sound very responsible, does it?
Why do I want to to join AmeriCorps? I want to help people in the best way possible, and I do not think I can easily do that outside of a structured environment. At the very least, I think that the experience would give me essential real-world experience both for public service and my own needs, such as getting a job. I would be lying if I said that the educational funding didn’t interest me, but I am honestly interested in making a real difference, and AmeriCorps seems to be the best way for me to make an impact.
Those are all tangible goals. More important to me is the knowledge I would gain and the satisfaction of finishing a job well-done. In most of my life, jobs and schoolwork have no purposeful goal other than to get the grade, and I think that I need the chance to challenge myself and accomplish something worthwhile. That’s honest work, something I could be proud of helping a team achieve, and something I could be glad for doing.
As for what I can offer, this is important enough to me that I could, and possibly should lie to make myself sound more attractive than I am, but I don’t lie well, I have too much integrity. I am a fast learner, and am willing to learn, even from my mistakes. Although I am not always the most patient person in the world, I am dedicated to accomplishing whatever is set before me, and I care about doing it well instead of just finishing it up.
I'm screwed. Completely and totally. And crazy, did I mention that? Can somebody please come here and smack some sense into me?
Anyway, to get into the Americorps program I'm interested in you have to write a "motivational statement" of up to 4000 characters. I've got about 2000, so I'm not too thrilled yet. Considering how long it took me, though... Honestly, this is the most honest load of crap I've ever written. I had no idea what to say, mind a complete and total blank, so I finally turned to the Member Profiles and looked for common themes.
Apparently, I need to be looking for a "challenge". This is an opportunity for "personal growth and fulfilment". I'm not at all interested in the "college money" (although I really am) but instead want to "make a difference" and "set an example" by "serving others". And all these people are "grateful". Gah. I want to help people, sure, but I also want college money and a chance to get away from my family for a while. But this doesn't sound very responsible, does it?
Why do I want to to join AmeriCorps? I want to help people in the best way possible, and I do not think I can easily do that outside of a structured environment. At the very least, I think that the experience would give me essential real-world experience both for public service and my own needs, such as getting a job. I would be lying if I said that the educational funding didn’t interest me, but I am honestly interested in making a real difference, and AmeriCorps seems to be the best way for me to make an impact.
Those are all tangible goals. More important to me is the knowledge I would gain and the satisfaction of finishing a job well-done. In most of my life, jobs and schoolwork have no purposeful goal other than to get the grade, and I think that I need the chance to challenge myself and accomplish something worthwhile. That’s honest work, something I could be proud of helping a team achieve, and something I could be glad for doing.
As for what I can offer, this is important enough to me that I could, and possibly should lie to make myself sound more attractive than I am, but I don’t lie well, I have too much integrity. I am a fast learner, and am willing to learn, even from my mistakes. Although I am not always the most patient person in the world, I am dedicated to accomplishing whatever is set before me, and I care about doing it well instead of just finishing it up.
I'm screwed. Completely and totally. And crazy, did I mention that? Can somebody please come here and smack some sense into me?
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Date: 2004-04-21 03:19 pm (UTC)OTH, I'm hardly in a position to advise, plus I scarcely know who I'm talking to...so even to say I'm "preaching to the choir" may be euphemistic. Hmm...
I'll shut up now.
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Date: 2004-04-21 03:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-04-21 09:15 pm (UTC)