Hi, so I took glacial’s advice and I decided to rewrite my essay. For anyone who is willing to give me insight on my new version, I appreciate it. Here it is:
Ever since elementary school, I have been an extremely shy person. Being shy has been such an obstacle for me and has stopped me from participating in numerous activities and clubs. Shyness has even had its effect on my academics. In the eighth grade, I had to give a five-minute speech for my English class. I had difficulty practicing my speech with my friends, let alone giving the speech to my whole English class.
Overcoming my shyness was difficult, but because my extra-curricular involvement in Drama Club and Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America I am now an outgoing individual.
My freshman year, I decided to take a progressive step in overcoming my shyness by joining the drama club. Then, in my sophomore year I continued my journey into the wonderful world of drama by participating in every production. In drama club, I solely worked backstage building sets for the plays. By the middle of sophomore year I had become a crew lead. A crew lead manages a small group while building sets for the play. Being a crew lead, I had to give instructions on how and what to build. In order to be a successful crew lead, I had to be more comfortable in my abilities and begin to break out of my shell.
Then, in my junior year one of my teachers introduced me to Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America. I soon became involved in activities relating to the club. I ran for an executive position. Running for an executive position was difficult because I am a shy girl and was completely out of my comfort zone. Fortunately, it turned out to be a success and I became Vice President of Community Service where my job was to co-ordinate club community service projects. In March of my junior year, I attended State FCCLA Conference to compete with my Interior Design project. By competing with my project, I had to present my project to a table of judges. I ended up getting fourth in the whole state. At the beginning of my senior year I became Vice President in Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America.
If someone were to tell me when I was a freshman that my senior year that I would be the Vice President of a club, I would have had difficulty believing them. However, today as I finish up my high school career, I am more comfortable with speaking to people and being a leader. My extra-curricular involvement in high school has helped my break free from the shy girl I was my freshman year and has taught me how to be a real leader.