Essay V2

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 	      my experience to help students make the right decisions. Finally, as a student who has been intimidated by
 	      the science fair process, I plan and cater my presentations to help lower the barrier to entry for new students and underclassmen,
 	      recruiting members by making science fair more approachable.
+	\item From halfway in my 9th grade to now, I have started, owned, and am fully maintaining a Discord study server for our school's
+	      student class of 2027. As the owner, I am fully responsible for a managing a team of 8 voted moderators, and I have
+	      to ensure that everybody's voices are heard. As the server is run through Discord, arguments and disagreements can
+	      easily escalate, so I have to step in as a neutral party to mediate and resolve conflicts. It was through these Discord
+	      "blow-ups" that I started learning how to be a better leader and work with others. I have poured over 300 hours into
+	      this server, managing over 100 active members. Housing over 50\% of the class (at its peak) was a daunting task, and I
+	      had to deal with revolts and mass exodus of members multiple times. From arguments about the "wetness of water" to
+	      kicking me out of my own server, I have seen and managed all of these conflicts. Now, our server is a stable and
+	      thriving community, with valuable study resources, popular group study calls, and constant member engagement through
+	      general (and of-topic) text channels.
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