essays about death...

jerseygirl221
Fri, 10 Aug 2007 03:05:10 +0000

since basically freshman year ive heard teachers telling me to always stay away from the three d’s in college application essays: death, divorce, and disease.

however…during SAT prep today with my english teacher, i wrote a practice sat essay that was asking if it is possible to turn obstacles and dissadvantages into a positive experience. i wrote about losing one of my best friends, and how it was a much needed and positive wakeup call for me to stop the reckless behavior that i was engaging in. after writing it, not only did she say she would grade it a 6…but that she wanted me to type it out for her and possibly make it into one of my potential college essays.

i’m slightly iffy about turning this into one of my essays because i was always warned NOT to talk about something like this. i would love any sort of input regarding this, thank you!