Common App Essay - Self Chosen Topic

lookingforward
Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:50:48 +0000

If this is the big essay for the common app, it still feels like “why I chose this major.” The big essay is supposed to be a nice tale that shows the strengths the colleges want to see- sure, that includes curiosity, but also more.
And, you want to remember the wisdom: show, not tell. As you adapted it, this is still a lot of telling, not much to engage the readers. So, see what you can do with it.