Dear Admissions Office,

Essay Topic: Your youtube video went viral what is it about?

I am Maxwell Yamaha Suzuki- the premier hibachi grill chef, at least in my opinion. My video starts while I’m in the middle of my routine; I am preparing a splendid teppanyaki entree of Sukiyaki Steak. My three hundred guests, including the Mayor of Baltimore, cheer me on as I flip my cooking utensils ten feet in the air, dicing fresh vegetables, and balancing myself on a unicycle. I move onto the grand finale where I perform the “Volcano Onion Trick” and the crowd erupts into a vibrant applause. At the end of the night, the mayor approaches me to personally congratulate me on my spectacular performance. He tells me that he recorded the entire performance, and wants to upload it onto his personal profile. The next morning, I wake up to some excellent news. Not only did the mayor upload my video, but I also find out that it has one million views. I notice in the comments section that the culinary manager from the MGM grand in Las Vegas left me his number, and told me to give him a call. Next thing I know, I am whisked away on a plane headed to Las Vegas to perform.

On the plane ride to Las Vegas, I start reminiscing about my childhood. As a teen, I was an avid lacrosse player. I loved being on the field and practicing with my teammates. As a lacrosse player, I honed my hand-eye coordination skills. Little did I know that this talent would one day come in handy as a professional chef. I always loved working with my hands using tools and learning complex techniques until they became second nature. Lacrosse gave me an outlet for this before I took on the role of a hibachi master.

I also honed my technical skills when I worked in my uncle’s tattoo parlor. He was a tattoo artist who spent years of his life mastering his trade, and using what he had learned to create beautiful pieces of artwork on people’s body. I always admired his aesthetic vision and tried to replicate it. He even allowed me to use his tattoo gun once to sketch artwork on chicken breasts that he had in his refrigerator. I was a natural; the first day I was handed that multi-part pneumatic gun used for putting ink into a person’s epidermis it just seemed to fall into my hand and operate perfectly. As soon as I gripped the tool it immediately felt like an extension of my body, just like my hibachi tools.

I snapped out of my soothing day dream when the private jet arrived at the MGM Grand. I was anxious when we landed because I realized that I was serving the President of the United States that evening; he saw my video, and wanted me to wow him with the volcano onion trick. I was honored to serve the president, but during my presidential routine I went back to daydreaming; this time my day dream was about the first dish I ever cooked. My culinary career all started with my mother; she allowed me to create exotic sandwiches with my bare hands, and use any ingredients I could find in the house. My daydreams about my childhood always calmed my nerves because, they reminded me of a simpler time, and reminded me of who I was before I became the chef I am today. They also remind me why I love what I do. The skills I learned in my first 18 years greatly contributed to what I have accomplished thus far, especially to my fame as a master youtube chef.