Essay topics applicants should NEVER write about

colinization
Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:01:20 +0000

Also, a lot of people think it’s brilliant and shows emotional depth to talk about how they went to a third world country and it really opened their eyes to poverty, blah, blah, blah. They hate this. Not only is it not original, it reeks of privilege and self-congratulation.
Also, sports are cliched. About the offending bit, ask yourself, “is it possible someone could find this offensive?” Even if it’s unlikely, you probably shouldn’t do it. For example, one kid last year wrote about how the Beatles were overrated. Pretty harmless, but if you happen to get a die-hard Beatles fan as your reader, you could have just kept yourself out of your dream school.