My answer on Co-curricular Activities that needs advice

So far I have just received prospectus from some US colleges and universities like Princeton (my dream school) and Macalester. For Macalester, they request me to return the Part I of the application form as soon as possible, on which there is a question about Co-curricular Activities. I intend to add an additional sheet to explain my activism, but this piece will not provide very much in details because I also want to have an essay, not short answer, focusing on my Literary activism. Thus, I have written the following words with view to introducing all issues in which I have involved. Can you please give me some advice, whether I should pick out just 1 issue to talk about, or still do it the way of listing activities and diagnosing Literature on another separate essay?



As a student taking gap year after her High School graduation, I have wonderful opportunities to get involved in a number of real life activities. My experiences consist of a 3-year involvement in journalism, 4-year in private tutor and months with scholarly interactions. As a collaborator to some 300,000-edition-per-week magazines (Teen Flower, Young Pioneer, Books and Life etc.), I endear myself to a weekly commitment of composing interviews, particles and fictions, on which the time spent is unlimited and inspirationally related. My writing career can be described as a successful one; my penname turns well regarded for the high frequency it has appealed to readers' notice. After winning the award "Best edition of Quarter I, 2004" for my series in School Democracy, I was invited by the Vietnam Journalist Association to join a writer camping site. For the time being, I had to turn this offer down due to my devotion to academic pursues. With view to further plan, later 2006 I am looking forwards to my own collection's publication. I here enclose some writing pieces as samples for my published literary works.
Besides the dedication to writing, I am also fond of community services. In my trust, to dress up and smile and give alms and take photographs is less of a will than a show, and occasional charity events might not be as efficient as daily helpings. I love playing with beggar kids, being their teacher and sharing my meals if possible. Visits to homes of orphanages or children with disabilities are also in my day-runner list. Although this activism is unrecognized as well as unofficially witnessed, I am just as happy as anyone who receives nice comments for her internship with international NGOs. In fact, I actually received some.
Last summer, during a short-term contract with Resource Exchange International (REI), I was to assist a group of American experts on their business trip to Bach Mai Hospital, the largest hospital in North Vietnam. The main responsibility charged on me was job of translation among these scholars and their trainees throughout a Family Healthcare workshop, which gathered 50 Vietnamese doctors and a hundred nurses or health supervisors around the hometown. Family Healthcare was definitely an alien in Vietnamese conceptions; hence, both cliques of trainers and trainees were so inquisitive that they debated many a discussion on doctorial practices. What is more, they also carried out direct health check on patients so as the American could concisely transfer their knowledge. Then I was the bridge that connected doctors to patients, to inquire the case histories, to explain ways of treatments and, to offer a hand of encouragement to ill persons who were first in hopelessness.
Previous to the experience with REI, I had tasted a one-month probation in Enterprise Management Information System Company (EMISCOM), which has now grown to Invest Vietnam and the other two branches. Being an apprentice in its Research and Development Board at the age of 18 was so memorable; I gained my very first awareness of International Business, organizational communications and workplace pressures. When translating World Bank documentations on Yen-Dollar-Vietnam dong transactions and some other securities issues, let alone the knowledge earned, I had also won the prize to share my office with an EMISCOM partner, a professor from Kalamazoo College, USA!
My motivation for participating in social activism is clear. As my academic ability was proved with a placement in Foreign Trade University, the most selective institution nationwide, I grant myself a chance to develop other strengths and amend other weaknesses. I regard those activisms as a marvelous opportunity for both cultural exploration and individual interaction; they undoubtedly help me understand myself, grasp my goals and realize my dreams. To me, a successful student is the one of Curiosity, Explosiveness and Eager besides her facet of excellent academic performance.