world changer

I thought it would be interesting to see some of the more unique/fun ones you guys came across.

haru07

One about stereotypes, one about Doraemon, one about music, one about running an online gaming community, one about curiosity and the meaning of life, another which I haven't written but helped a friend write, which dealt with sports and how it connected to her personal growth, and another about money. Jeeez that was a lot of essays

My favorite was Pomona's prompt.."Tell us about something that was just plain fun."

letitsnow

i loved pomona's fun essay the most. i had so much fun writing it

cameliasinensis

My best (that is, most well-written and original) essay was my generic Common App one, but my favorite topic was the second Princeton essay where you could write about one of their quotes or about your own favorite quote. This was mine:
Aside from that, I liked this one from Amherst (I ended up not using it, though):

doctorsboy

what is your favorite word, and why?

anth_03

best essay topic was MIT's what do you do for fun (although it was only 100 words). It lets you show how you're a real person and not just a piece of paper and test scores. It was a nice change compared to the usual essay topics

fhimas88888888

Yes. I agree. Though my favorite essay was...

PICK YOUR OWN.

OOOhhhh! I know. Creative.

mastert tang

for the common app diversity one, I wrote something like

"I am a white middle-class male from Ohio, and therefore cannot contribute to the diversity of any university. However, I am left-handed. According to a 2006 Johns Hopkins University study, left-handed males are 26% richer than their male counterparts. So if I go to *insert university*, I will be that much more likely to donate money as an alumni."

You all probably think I'm kidding.

collegefan903

Wow... hah... Actually, I think the stanford roomate was pretty original.

ManUtd20Ole

Wonderful, mastert tang!

newfoundgirlie

One of the essays on the Tufts supplement. I didn't write it as I was accepted ED to my first choice school, but it did really inspire me and I was kind of looking forward to writing it :

"History's great events often turn on small moments. For example, what if Rosa Parks had given up her seat on that Montgomery bus in 1955? What if Pope John Paul I had not died in 1978 after a month in office? What if Gore had beaten Bush in Florida and won the 2000 U.S. Presidential election? Using your knowledge of American or world history, choose a defining moment and imagine an alternative historical scenario if that key event had played out differently."

TheVeganActress

...and are you?

bearcat0628

NYU's... what did you do last sunday? and the sunday before that? and the sunday before that? hahahah thats EXACTLY y i didnt apply :P

suppasonic

It wasn't "and," it was "or." Basically asking for anything you do on the weekends.

sejin8642

My topic would be 'what's the purpose of your life?'

I like this topic because this is the simplest topic and the answer is obvious: to be happy.