<p>I agree with all the advice given to you above. If you want to look at some sample essays for reference, here are some of my personal favorites:</p>
<p><a href=“http://apply.jhu.edu/apply/essays/”>http://apply.jhu.edu/apply/essays/</a> (my favorite one is the spy one)</p>
<p><a href=“Past Essays | Tufts Admissions”>Past Essays | Tufts Admissions;
(a couple of different examples, including supplements)</p>
<p><a href=“Students and Money, in Their Own Words - The New York Times”>Students and Money, in Their Own Words - The New York Times;
(I absolutely love the first one on this page)</p>
<p>If you want, I can have a few samples of my own that I’d be willing to send you. A college essay should above all be personal, and about the person who wrote it. Going outside academics is wise, although not required, it allows you to show another side of yourself that you don’t usually see in an application. It’s honestly my favorite part of it.</p>
<p>Oh and another book you could read is “Essays that made a difference” by the princeton review, they have good ones in there I’d avoid reading too much though, it’s good to just go from the gut and just write from the heart. Be original. Be creative. Be yourself. Good luck!</p>