College Essays

pumpkinpatch35
Tue, 08 Jul 2014 02:17:54 +0000

The thing about college essays is that they have to be about you, and they have to be unique. Even if you think your life has been plain, think of it as the only such life that has ever been lived and will ever be lived. So dig deep and find what parts of it relate to your identity and such. Like if you do an activity, think about why you do it or what you would have missed out on if you hadn’t done it. Even the mundane can become an essay topic if it’s something that wouldn’t happen to everyone.
And some general experiences are pretty universal, like pain (a topic which could be used for common app essay prompts), but each person’s specific experience with it is different. I know it’s hard, I’m kind of in the same boat as you, but it boils down to figuring out what kind of person you are and what made you that way. If you can find something like that, even if it sounds boring, you’ll be able to write a good essay on it.