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Re: ~Beneficence~(REOPENED! NEW CONTESTS! NEW EVERYTHING!)

Posted: Apr 10th, '17, 14:22
by 646rebecca
I have an extra set if you're interested in them?
(if you're interested maybe pm me about it cause I dunno if I would see a reply as I dunno if I would be online next time you are)

And they really were a gorgeous item!

Re: ~Beneficence~(REOPENED! NEW CONTESTS! NEW EVERYTHING!)

Posted: Apr 10th, '17, 14:31
by Dearest
I'm definitely interested in them! Aww thank you so much Rebecca! :qh: Indeed they were a lovely item, maybe my favourite. Lol I'm a sucker for background items, second only to body parts. I'm so glad there's a prospect of getting them all, though it'll probably take me a while to save enough.

Re: ~Beneficence~(REOPENED! NEW CONTESTS! NEW EVERYTHING!)

Posted: Apr 10th, '17, 14:55
by 646rebecca
I knew people would want these so I tried to grab some extras!
Background items on here are just so awesome!
I love having layers of background items and frames, it's awesome what people some up with!

Re: ~Beneficence~(REOPENED! NEW CONTESTS! NEW EVERYTHING!)

Posted: Apr 10th, '17, 16:31
by Death Candy
Kyanite20 wrote:I'd wait until the next clue at this point lol
Where's the fun in that? XD Starbursts?

Re: ~Beneficence~(REOPENED! NEW CONTESTS! NEW EVERYTHING!)

Posted: Apr 11th, '17, 00:14
by Kuuki
I wish everyone luck for their essay, I ahve one to write too for a scholarship. I've never ever written any essay about myself so if anyone has suggestions or advices I'm all ears

Re: ~Beneficence~(REOPENED! NEW CONTESTS! NEW EVERYTHING!)

Posted: Apr 11th, '17, 01:20
by Death Candy
Talk about how sexy you look naked. I mean don't talk about how sexy you look naked. XD

Um...I don't really remember how to write about one's self. I think you write about what makes you a good candidate for the scholarship. Your strong points, your determination that sort of thing. What inspired you to continue your schooling.

Re: ~Beneficence~(REOPENED! NEW CONTESTS! NEW EVERYTHING!)

Posted: Apr 11th, '17, 03:26
by Kyanite20
New Hint!


1. Hard then soft
2. Sticky and chewy

Re: ~Beneficence~(REOPENED! NEW CONTESTS! NEW EVERYTHING!)

Posted: Apr 11th, '17, 06:24
by Kuuki
Chewing gum ?
Death Candy wrote:Talk about how sexy you look naked. I mean don't talk about how sexy you look naked. XD

Um...I don't really remember how to write about one's self. I think you write about what makes you a good candidate for the scholarship. Your strong points, your determination that sort of thing. What inspired you to continue your schooling.
I should just put a picture of me naked in the application instead XD
Aha, guess I'll throw in some random things about how perfect I am and how this scholarship would help me devote more time to getting into a better university or things like that -__-
It still isn't easy at all. I'd rather write a 8 pages essay on history or something.

Re: ~Beneficence~(REOPENED! NEW CONTESTS! NEW EVERYTHING!)

Posted: Apr 11th, '17, 06:52
by Akili Li
Kuuki wrote:Chewing gum ?
Death Candy wrote:Talk about how sexy you look naked. I mean don't talk about how sexy you look naked. XD

Um...I don't really remember how to write about one's self. I think you write about what makes you a good candidate for the scholarship. Your strong points, your determination that sort of thing. What inspired you to continue your schooling.
I should just put a picture of me naked in the application instead XD
Aha, guess I'll throw in some random things about how perfect I am and how this scholarship would help me devote more time to getting into a better university or things like that -__-
It still isn't easy at all. I'd rather write a 8 pages essay on history or something.
Go for future things with it, actually. Talk about what gets you excited (what do you want to study? What's your area of passion?), because excitement and passion is contagious and makes people feel good. So then your readers associate your essay with positive things. So really, do it about the final goal: you studying something you love.... and then thank them for making it happen with their scholarship. (Do you know anything about the history of how their scholarship got started? Who or what was behind it? If you can do a little research on that, maybe throw in a line that connects it at all, do it.... but if you'd have to really stretch to make a connection there, then leave it out)

/served on a scholarship committee for a few years
/read way too many essays

You pretty much have two main lines to go down that work well: The super polished route, impressive for the skill it displays, and the personal route, the route of fluency in passion rather than in essay-writing-skills. Mostly I find people who aren't comfortable with essays do better the second way.
To get the phrases flowing, you could pretend, for instance, to be talking to a friend. I know someone who would turn on a recorder and literally pick up a phone and hold it to their ear and close their eyes and imagine they were talking to their bestie and just babble away until they were relaxed and talking naturally about the subject. End up with a good hour of material they'd then listen to, transcribe, and edit it down from there. Considering how fluently you can talk to us via text on the forum you shouldn't have to go that far, though. :)

Re: ~Beneficence~(REOPENED! NEW CONTESTS! NEW EVERYTHING!)

Posted: Apr 11th, '17, 07:20
by Kuuki
Aha, except I have to write this essay in Japanese (my 4th language actually). Which is, due to the nature of the language, definitely going to make something very dry to read.

I wasn't worried about the form of the essay, more about what's supposed to go inside.
But you gave me wonderful hints. I want to study tourism, I've already done it, and I want to go to a pretty rare university (for a foreigner) just so I can develop my passions. Guess I found the way to go about it.

Again thank you :qh: