It seems that you still don't understand what I meant by "doing it in a different way."
When I say I want it to be creative, it doesn't mean I'm going to write a poem, tell a story, or anything like that. I AM the right-brained type, but I'm simply not stupid enough to think I can make it that way. Not that I want to brag about it, but I have always been taught to write in "your" style since I entered high school. I can never do it as well as Western students, but I do know how to avoid the typical Vietnamese way of thinking, just because I made that mistake before, and I got terrible writing marks at my 10th grade for that. I wrote my personal statement the way I had written essays during my high school time: simple and straight. It is what I am all about, who I think I am, my knowledge, my experience, my goals, my dreams. There is one, and only one thing I want to show them through all that I have gone through in my life: my determination. It has kept me going till this day, so I can be where I am now, and it will continue to help me conquer all challenges in the future.
And that's it. I failed. I have done it many times before, successfully, and now it just doesn't work. I kept my feet on the ground, my eyes open, my mind clear and straight, and it still can't help. What's the point anyway? Game over.
So I thank you - and I'm saying it with all my sincerity - for what you've done for me. But please. Don't say these words to comfort me. A slap across my face could be better.