ocgatergalsg1

I've been doing a lot of reading on writing the essay and it seemed to me to that you should to steer clear from overly cliche and cheesy essays. So I went with something that matched the straightforward story that doesn't drag on and isn't overly emotional. I had some people read it and they said it didn't convey my personality, which I felt was not true and that I should write about some of my extracurricular or academic challenges.

Thing is I always here that I shouldn't write about stuff thats in other parts of my application. Not trying to sound overly confident, but I have a full application, with no academic stumbles and it is clear looking at my application what I'm passionate about and so I wanted to use my essay to show that I'm not an uptight, hardwired person and that even though I do all these things, I'm still a fairly relaxed fun person.

What should I go with? I feel like doing a cliche sentimental essay would be safe, but at the same time its so monotonous, but I'm afraid of making a big mistake going with a more lighthearted piece.

eCoachJen

A topic is isn't as important as how you approach and write it; of course, some topics are off limit. A good writer is able to take something insignificant and make it significant, take something blant and make it interesting. Writing from your heart and passion usually works.

Hope this helps. Good luck! : )

nelkypie

At the end of the day, your topic isn't that important: it's how you render it. One of the best college essays I've ever read was about the impending death of the writer's father and how it affected him. Cliche topic, but he portrayed it beautifully.
Don't get caught up in the specifics of what people usually do or what you think admissions officers want. Pick a topic that's honest, and you'll find that writing it comes naturally.