<p>I am having the largest problem ever with one of the prompt topics for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.</p>
<p>Essay 1</p>
<p>In an essay of 300 words or less, please discuss your academic interests and/or professional goals.</p>
<p>I’ve tried responding to the topic through different methods but they all come up too informative and impersonal. Secondly, the 300 word limit is killing me.</p>
<p>I know that essays to college applications should be deep, insightful, personal and show a sliver of your personality but I’m finding it difficult. I want to go into business but I can’t seem to write an essay that accurately displays a figment of my personality. And after reading about a past applicant writing their essay on the black pecan tree, I’m not sure how to approach the subject anymore without seeming generic in my response.</p>
<p>I’m willing to let people read my essay response so far but I just feel like my general response overall to the topic doesn’t stand out very well. </p>
<p>I feel like I’m at a loss for this essay. Q_Q
I’m willing to take critique but right now just looking at the word document makes me feel like I’m sinking into a massive black hole of utter failure.</p>
<p>My main question is, how would someone respond to such a prompt in a personal and meaningful way? I mean I could write about how I took talent art for seven years and how it lead to my obsession for Yong Ho Ji’s tire sculptures because of their unique form and composition but I feel like that’s completely irrelevant to the essay topic because it isn’t relevant to the major I’m trying for.</p>
<p>Am I just over analyzing everything?
Help would be nice. And please ignore any questions I’ve asked that are against this forum’s guidelines. I’m still trying to learn all the rules.</p>
The essay should also show more than just a sliver into your personality - how does going into business reflect YOU? Are you effcient, organized, a diplomat, innovative? How do you imagine yourself as a businessperson? I’d be glad to read one of your essays (though I am a senior now - not applying to Illinois anything though). If not, just make sure that YOU come through in your essay. It is a personal statement :)</p>