This blog post examines how the desire to contribute to public organizations can be persuasively demonstrated in the motivation for applying to the Police Administration Department. It focuses on explaining how actual experiences, such as classroom management and dormitory assistance, connect to aptitude for the major.
Writing about Academic Experience and Reflections
“Maximizing Dormitory Life for Academic Improvement”
During my high school years, while living in the dormitory, I assisted the dorm supervisor with tasks like headcounts, cleaning, and organizing the dormitory. When I entered high school, my overall grades were not particularly strong. I especially struggled with English, which made me resolve to raise my grades to achieve my goals upon entering high school. Living in the dormitory from my first year, I saw it as an environment where I could study all day long and utilized it to improve my grades.
First, the best part of dorm life was the minimal time spent commuting. Before living in the dorm, my commute took nearly an hour each way. Living in the dorm reduced this time to less than 10 minutes, and I decided to use this time effectively. I decided to use this time to supplement my weakest subject, English. After waking up and eating breakfast, I would do morning self-study in the dorm, memorizing English vocabulary and solving problems before heading to class. Also, after all school classes ended, I would return to the dorm as quickly as possible and study English during the time when other students were heading home.
Another benefit of dorm life was the fixed schedule. Specifically, there was a designated self-study period after school ended, and even on weekends, while those who wanted to rest could do so, study time was still provided, allowing access to the dormitory’s study room. When commuting from home, I would just rest after classes ended and often spent weekends playing around, but living in the dorm meant I studied English and math in the study room after classes until bedtime. Additionally, even on weekends, I would first sit in the study room, briefly reading a book or playing mobile games to relax, then proceed to study, dedicating a significant amount of time to academics. In this way, through boarding school life, I minimized and utilized time that could easily be wasted, investing much more time in studying, which naturally led to improved grades.
Writing about major school activities and reflections
“Vice Class Leader Activities: Effectively Maintaining Classroom Order”
During high school, I was a relatively quiet student who diligently performed assigned tasks. This approach earned me the trust of my peers and teachers, leading to my recommendation as vice class leader in my sophomore year. Before becoming vice-class president, I thought the role wasn’t much like being class president and wouldn’t involve much work. However, once I took on the position, I found there were many responsibilities. I handled various tasks, such as taking notes during class meetings and organizing the classroom environment. Among these, maintaining quiet during self-study periods was the most challenging.
Most tasks involved assisting the class president, so they were manageable. However, the responsibility of quieting the class fell entirely on the vice president, which was difficult. In truth, the position of vice president didn’t carry any special authority or the power to force other students to comply. Moreover, since most were close friends, telling noisy classmates to be quiet wasn’t as easy as I imagined. Because of this, I often failed to properly stop the noise, leading to several warnings from the homeroom teacher. Or, when I told classmates to be quiet and they didn’t listen, I would get angry, and it sometimes escalated into a big fight.
Going through this unavoidable process made me ponder how to effectively maintain classroom quiet. Since we were classmates, I tried to encourage self-discipline through mutual dialogue and discussion rather than resorting to coercive methods. Above all, I thought establishing ‘quiet rules’ would be best, allowing them to be followed naturally. To this end, I held a separate meeting with the students during self-study time. During the meeting, as the vice-class president, I explained that while I needed to maintain classroom quiet, since we were all friends, I didn’t want to get angry or write names down to report to the teacher. I proposed that since some noisy students were disrupting others trying to focus on their studies, we should all voluntarily keep quiet. I suggested establishing rules and preparing a plan to stop classmates who broke them.
When I spoke sincerely, the other students listened attentively and seriously, and we were able to communicate smoothly. Through the meeting, we established a rule: if someone talks loudly, they would first receive a warning, and if they continued, they would pay a fine. After that, an atmosphere developed where the students voluntarily became more careful, and the noise significantly decreased. On the rare occasions when someone was noisy, we collected the fine according to the rule, and in those cases, the issue was resolved without any particular conflict. This experience taught me that when resolving issues in group settings, holding meetings and having sincere discussions is crucial.
Examples of Consideration, Sharing, and Cooperation, and My Reflections
“Contributing to Class Grades as the Law and Society Class Leader”
In my senior year of high school, our class appointed subject leaders for each subject. The idea was for students excelling in each subject to help improve the class’s overall grades. However, in reality, everyone was too busy with their own studies, so even if selected as a subject class leader, they often did nothing, making the role largely nominal and ineffective. At the time, I was good at Law and Society, so I took on the role of Law and Society class leader. I wanted to help my classmates in subjects I excelled at, and conversely, I wanted to receive help from classmates who excelled in subjects I struggled with. To foster this kind of class atmosphere, I decided to start by properly fulfilling my role as subject class leader. After completing each unit in Law and Society, I summarized the core content and posted it on the bulletin board. Whenever other students asked questions about the printed material or pointed out gaps, I revised it promptly and reposted it. I also printed multiple copies in advance and posted them, allowing students who needed them to take copies freely.
Furthermore, during exam periods like mock tests, midterms, and finals, I solved practice problems in advance, selected potential questions, and posted them at the back of the classroom. After exams, I also selected difficult problems, wrote out the solution process, and posted those as well. Meanwhile, I made every effort to explain unfamiliar content to classmates who came to ask questions in the most understandable way possible. Through these efforts, other students expressed their gratitude, saying they received significant help with their studies. Furthermore, the subject representatives who received my help gradually began fulfilling their own duties. They summarized key points by subject, highlighted important learning points, and answered other students’ questions. As a result, a collaborative study atmosphere developed across the entire class, leading to a significant overall improvement in the class’s grades. I also received a lot of help and saw my own grades rise considerably. This mutually supportive class atmosphere created a synergy effect.
Motivation for Application and Future Career Plans
“A Defense Civilian Contributing to Military Organizations”
Since my school days, I have particularly enjoyed work that benefits organizations. In my class, I served as vice-class president, striving to support the class’s operations. In the dormitory, I assisted the dorm supervisor to ensure smoother dormitory management. Through these experiences, I developed a desire to work professionally in the operation of ‘public organizations’ and researched organizations with such characteristics. During my research, I was drawn to the military organization’s crucial role in national defense and its clear order and principles, leading me to decide on a career as a defense civil servant.
At Konyang University, I was attracted by the simultaneous presence of both the Defense Administration and Police Administration fields. These two fields share similarities yet also differ, and I believe studying both professionally will allow me to build broad knowledge. Furthermore, the proximity of numerous Army, Navy, and Air Force headquarters and training facilities near the school will greatly aid both academic studies and practical experience, leading me to apply. Since entering university, I have focused on my major studies and aim to grow into a professional defense civil servant through diverse practical training and hands-on experience.
Upon graduating from Konyang University’s Department of National Defense Police Administration, I aspire to become an alumnus who brings honor to the school and department by passing the civil service exam immediately after graduation. To achieve this goal, I will intensively take major courses related to civil service exam subjects, such as Korean History Special Lecture and Administrative Law Lecture, starting from my freshman year. Furthermore, I plan to take the military civil service exam in the ‘Administration’ series, which aligns with my major field. To this end, I will diligently complete major courses such as Military Personnel Management Theory and Administrative Organization Theory. Meanwhile, I will diligently participate in the Defense Administration Field Internship to become a consistently prepared talent equipped with the skills to be immediately deployed in practical work. Subsequently, I wish to serve as a competent defense civil servant, contributing to the organization and serving the nation.
