<p>My essay was about coming to the United States from India. I talked about how I learned a lot from the diversity and change that I experienced. Is this topic too clich</p>
<p>yeah that is a bit cliche</p>
<p>If it’s your experience, it’s not cliche. Show, don’t tell.</p>
<p>I remember reading an essay similar to that topic but talking about how they were “defined by the hyphen”, what a great piece that was. If you can talk about your experience and how that speaks to your passion then go for it, but try to create something authentic - don’t be intimated by what you think admissions would want to read. If you had a lapse in judgement, or you weren’t afraid to make yourself foolish then convey that in your experience - it’s the blind step forward and the leap of faith that can help Cornell see who you are.</p>
<p>What did this “defined by the hyphen” essay include? I assume it probably focused more on specific instances? I’m not trying to copy anyone else’s work. I</p>
<p>I thought that the experience of moving from India to the US was one that significantly affected me and had a major role in shaping my personality. I don’t think that I was able to convey this properly in my essay. I talked about specific details for example: difference in diversity between the two countries and difference in living environment. I also talked about how I made friends with people from different countries who, like me, came to the US from a completely different place.</p>