<p>Hello,
I am going to be a senior in high school, and I need ideas for my college application essays. I was born at about 19 ounces and given less than a five percent chance of living. I relied on the use of a nebulizer and inhaler for the first seven years of my life.
I need someone to help me on how to format my essay.
Thanks in advance.
God bless,
Immortalone23</p>
<p>You probably barely remember that period… honestly, it is not a good essay topic. An essay can touch on something early in your life if it moves a current narrative about yourself forward, but this is not going to improve your chances of admission. There is no way to format that information into an essay that would give them insight into you as a person today – and that is what they want. Look over the essay prompts again and brainstorm a new idea.</p>
<p>Not a good topic. How is this topic going to show the school how you would be a good candidate for admission? You ought to be focusing on recent events in your High School career. If this is still affecting you today, you need to think about what the message you want to give. It shouldn’t be about what happened to you and things out of your control so much as what you did with it. Yes you can touch on being a miracle baby, as mentioned above, but bring it into some context that will show the admissions department something about your current qualities.</p>
<p>Also, there is a section of the board that is meant for essay topics. You should have posted there, and this thread will likely be moved over.</p>
<p>I do have a nephew who was a premie and had surgery on his birth day and has been on nebulizer and having to use all kinds of equipment to clear his lungs so I am sympathetic of having to go through intensive treatments for years and years.</p>
<p>Don’t listen to the people. As someone who won many scholarships by my essay writing, I can tell you that you can write about that topic. The key is that you have to talk about how it effects you growing up. Include the mindset you got from this. Any health problems you grew up with that you did not allow overcome you. If you had asthma from this effect, but ended up doing a sport then include that. Talk about how you preserved through it all and did not allow a disability beyond your control, effect your life choices and decisions. Your description of your birth should be only about 2/3 sentences. Nobody wants a sob story/life story. The meat is the person you have become. Compare how small and weak you were compared to how big of a heart and passion and drive you now hold on to. You hold on to your dreams like you hold on to your heart. Only take the advise that apply to you though. Never embellish an essay they can and they will find out.</p>