Letter of Recommendation Request

Simon Yoo
Oct 3, 2016
Per advisory

1.The college that I want to apply to is Art Center College of Design or

California College of the Design. There are more but these two are primarily colleges
that I want to go. The reason why I want to go to these colleges is they are one of the
best art colleges in CA with the high rates out all the other art colleges in CA. Theyre all
also large and medium school which will make me feel better cause I like being with
people(I dont like being alone sometimes).
2. What I want to be my major is to become an animator and a anime artist.
I love drawing characters, background, actions, and designing ships or places. I have
been doing art since when I was 2nd grade. Almost everyday I keep on drawing
monster, ships, robots, dragons, and battles. When time goes on I kept on changing my
art styles and improving my coloring skills. Until when I was 8th I learned how to draw
human bodies and cartoon characters. It been on my habit will always will be because I
cant stop doing art work. This is my major and my reason of become an artist.

3. My career will be making art works and selling them to people who ever
wants them. Like making anime posters of my characters or fan characters. Making
videos and movies and finally becoming an animator or character design on one of jobs.
Like working in Disney, Cartoon Network, Anime academy, Dreamworks, or Pixar. I
dont know which one it could be one them.(or not). The reason why is to make money
so that I can repay the things that grandma had gave me. She has taken care of me
since when I was just a baby. Sooner or later I will repay her hard work.

4. My top five qualities is being shareful, nice, annoying, crazy, and cheerful.
Im very sharful to my friends because they all were nice to me. Sometimes when I have
some food with me. Mostly candies, I shared it out with friends at school, art school,
church school,and neighbor friends. Im also nice to other when they need help.
Like some of friends need some money or help and so I help them out. Number 3 is me
being annoying. I sometimes annoy people with my voices and hands. One is grabbing
some oy female friends head and the other is making funny noises. This only happens
when Im bored or when Im having fun. Being crazy is mostly my thing. Sometimes
when I eat too much sweet I get a little carried away. This is when I get annoying. And
finally being cheerful. Usually this sometimes happen when I cheer of one my
classmates. Or Im just excited.

5. Im not a smart person, I just wanna make sure that I can achieve my
goals as passing my high school and then graduating college. Im one of the tallest
students in ASGL. I most a dependant, since Im not very smart. But I can keep my
grade good and preventing to have D or F on my report card. I was raised to never miss
a class, which I have mostly. I am also nice to people and annoyed to people. That all I
know of being different from other students.

6. My struggles are test and finals. I keep on getting to much pressure and
always worried about my scores. The only way to overcome this fear is by studying hard
for the test and asking for help if needed. Ms.G, Mr.Oh, and Ms. Montes were always
helpful to me. They give me suggestion of what I should to make sure I dont get any
struggles anymore.

7. My vision of the world is me being with my happy family. Also, seeing the
end of war, violence, and global warming. All of those to end and dont have to be
worried about them anymore. I also want to become a youtube star of animating,
gaming, and other that I can do to make people smile. I get better at art and animating.
As for my family, I would make sure that my children will not ended up like me. I was
alone with my grandma with my entire life. Got hit by a car near to death. Finally, having
issues with school. I will make sure that my children will be smart and happy and let
them make their own future and dream a reality.

8. My most favorite hobbies are Drawing, gaming, and hangouts. Drawing is

always has been part of my family. I have drew stuff ever since when I was 2nd or 1st
grade. When time went by my art skills became more and more improved. Art is now my
future major in job and college. Playing games is also part of me. Im one of my family
members to be born in the future where technology has continued to advanced. I got
addicted to it became my hobby ever since. Along with watching videos, taking pictures,
making videos, and finally drawing on computers. And finally, we have the hang out.
When I go outside, sometimes I feel that I am alone. Im not one of those people who
talks to other about what happened and other things. I walked with them, listen to
music, hearing of what people had to say, and mostly having fun with them. These are
mostly my most favorite hobbies in my life.
9. In the summer of 2016, I attended a special cultural and educational
program held in Korea. This program was designed for foreign born Koreans to learn its
language, history, and culture. This program allowed me to be away from home, and
care for myself. I was fortunate to be able to participate in the program that provided
me with historical knowledge of my own heritage; and in addition, especially, this
experience gave me a glimpse of what college life may possible be like.
I have served as an altar boy since since the age of seven. This experienced
has benefited me to help my religious community and make friends along the way.
Secondly, it made me punctual and more responsible. As a altar boy, I must arrive at
church half an hour earlier than others to get ready for the mass and make sure mass
goes smoothly. Lastly, it helped me to build leadership as I am helping, mentoring, and
training younger altar servers. I believe the qualities I learned as an altar server will
help me to manage my life during college.
I have been volunteering at a local homeless shelter every Saturday morning
since I was 10th grade. My duties involved serving food to the homeless and cleaning
the center. Even though I have to get up before dawn and arrive at five in the morning.,
I truly enjoyed the volunteer work, because of the positive impact in has on my
community. I understand how much it means to those people in need of help because I
have received help from other individuals from church, at school, and in life. I wouldnt
be who I am and where I am now if there wasnt for their help. I am sure there will be
more I can do for others as I am getting older and I will continue to do volunteer work.
10. My GPA in ASGL is 3.2 or 3.1. I have always gotten As,Bs, and Cs in my
report cards. My goal was to get straight As and never get Ds and Fs.
11. My score on my SAT is 1060 or more. I took two test. The first one wasnt
good at all. But with more studying on these test, I got it up more and improved my
scores with even a better one. Hopefully, I dont have to take ACT. Because I did not
take ACT.
12. WhenIwasyoungIhadsomedifficulttimes.Ihadnomemoryofmy
fatherandmother.Onlymygrandmawhowasalwaysthereforme.OnedayI
wentwalkingintothestreetswithmygrandmawhenmyshoefell.Itriedtoputit
backonandthensuddenlyitwentpitchblack.WhenIopenedmyeyes,allIsaw
wasbloodallovermybody,mygrandmawascarryingmeuntiltheambulance
cameandtookmetothehospital.Istayedthereformonths,untilIwasfinally
healed.Mylegwasbrokenandhadsomesurgreys,myheadhadsomescars,and
mylifehadsomeweirdtimes.(examplesofweirdtimes)

Astimegoesby,Iwantedtoforgetmyhorrorsofthatday.Coveredinblood,near
todeath,andbeinginthehospitalatnight,wasterrifying.EventhoughImhome
sleeping,Isometimeswakeupinthemiddleofthenight.4or5am,Iwantedto
callmygrandmabutshewasnthome.Iwasscaredandsometimeswantedtogo
wheremygrandmawentwhenitwasdark,eventhoughitwasstillmybedtime.

ButthatdayallchangedwhenIfirstlaidmyeyesonthetv.Itwasacartoonshow
thatmademehappy,excited,andIneverwantedtostopwatchingit.Nowat
nightIcouldnowsleepandneverbeafraidinthedarkforattimeInowimagine
someofthecharactersofthetvshowfortheysaidyouneveralonefortherewill
befriendsforyoutohaveandwillleaveyou.Inthattimemyhadchangedagain
andthistimeintoabrighterpath.

ItwasfirstdaytobeinelementaryschoolwherethenIcouldlearn
somenewstuffanddowhatIdobest.ThereIhadmadesomefriends,my
teacherslikedme,andeverywhereIgointhatschoolIalwayshearHeySimon.
IwashappyandIhadcontinuedtomoveon.Ialsonowgotothisnewafter
school.ItcalledUCeducationafterschool.ThereImademorefriendsbutthe
teachersweredifferent.Theyarenice,butdifferentemotions.Somewerestrict
andscary,otherwerejustserious.Ihadmyfuntimeinthatplace.Mylimitof
timegoingtherewasuntilIwas8thgrade.MylifeinmiddleschoolwasatASGL
RFKschool.Itbecamemylivinghobby,becauseIgothereeverydayexceptthe
weekends.Butitalsoremindedmesomeofthehorrors.Ofcoursetestand
quizzeswereapainintheass,homeworkwasok,butmostofallImadealotof
newfriendsandteachers.Theywerebetterthanelementaryschools.Theone
thingthatIhateinthatschoolisthelunchfood.Someweregood,othernasty.
Notsayingtheschoolfoodwasbad,justsayingIdontlikewhattheygiveout.

Theonethingthatremindedmeinthepastwaswatchingthishorrormovie.Many
ofthestudentsandmyfriendswantedtowatchscarymovies.Illbehonest,I
neverlovehorrormovies,ittoomuchforme.ItwascalledFinalDestination
andwhenIsawsomeonegotkilleditremindedmeofwhathappenedtomeinthat
carcrash.ThenIcried,becauseitwasmyfirsthorrormovieandseeingorgans
comingoutofahumanbody.Igottosaytothesepeople.Whydoyoulikethese
stuff,therenasty.Butwhenbecame8thgradeIsomehowwantedtowatchhorror
moviesandIwantedtodoitalone.ThattimeIgetjumpscareeasilybutnot
anymore.ThenIbegandrawingdeadbodiesonmyart.Thiswaswhenmyviolence
beganmoreviolent.ButmostlyonartandIstillhatehorrormovies.Butmylife
begantogetalittlemoredifficult.WhenIgraduatedmiddleschoolandentered
highschoolIheardthatyoumostentercollegeafterhighschool.Ididntknow
whatcollegewasuntilIhearditalotharderthanhighschool.Butitlifeyouhave
tomoveoneventhoughitdoesntmakeyoufeelbetter.Manyofmyfavorite
teachersmovedtoadifferentschool.Mostofthemlikethemost.WhengoesbyI
startedgettingusetoit.NowImreadytogotocollege,theonlythingthatmakes
meworryislivingincollegeandworkingincollege.Butherearethegoodones.I
finallyfoundmymajorandmycareerandthatistobeananimatororaphotoshop
artist.Mylifeofbeinginthedarkhasfinallymovedintothelight.

WhenIwasyoungIhaveneverseenthefaceofmymomordad.UnlessI
haveforgotofthemofwhotheywere.Butinthattime,Ihadnoparents.Iwas
leftalonewithmygrandmaformyentirelife.EventhoughIhadnoparents,Iwas
stillraisedwellbymygrandma.Theonewhogaveherlifetome.Everyday,she
wasalwaysthereformewhenIneededher.Meanwhile,Ihadanuncleand2
auntsthatwerealsothereforme.Theybothalmostplayedtheroleasmyparents
eventhoughtheywerentmyparents.Theonesthatmadememorehappierwas
my2cousins.TheyalwaysplayedwithmewhenIwasyoung.Iwillneverforget
howfunitwaswiththem.TheyalwaysvisitmeinLA.Mostlyeverysummer.My
youngestaunthelpmewithallthestudies.Myunclesometimesteachesmeof
whattouseandwhentouse.Finally,theoldestauntandherhusbandtakesmeto
someplacesthatIhaveneverwentto.(mostlythehusband).WhenIwasstill
youngmydadsometimescallsmeatthephone.HewascheckingonmetoseeifI
wasok.Healwaysgavemeabirthdaygift.InmyheadIthoughtheandmomwere
togetheratkorea.ButwhenIwas10thor9thgrade,Ifoundoutthattheywere
divorced.Itmademenotmyselfthattime.Forallthosedays,Ihavewonderwhat
willmombelike.Butnow,Iguessthatimaginationisnowcrushed.Idecidedto
moveon,forgetthethingsthatmakesmeuncomfortable.Forallthosetimes,it
wasonlyaliebutitnowitnothingtome.Whereevermymomisrightnow,I
didntcareanymore.CauseIdontknowherandIintendtokeepthatway.Itmy
grandmathatmatterstome.Shesmyrealmom.Butnowhertimehascometoan
end.Itsmyturntotakecareofherasshedidtome.Inmyopinion,Ihadboth
goodandbadlife.

13.Myjoyandhappiness,hasalwaysbeeninmylifeandIwishI
continuetohavethisinmyfuture.Havingfundrawingandplayinggames.Hanging
outwithmywonderfulfriends.Takingcareofmygrandmaforherhardworkoverthe
pastfewyears.Myopinionwithsuccessandhappiness,everyonecanhavetheseif
theyarewillingtomakeithappened.Ihavehadalsotalkedaboutmyfutureandmy
lifeinmymiddleschoolgraduation.NowIonlyhopethatIcangraduateCollegeand
makemylifeevenbetter.