International Student! Needs Essay Help Pleasee!

Shani18
Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:59:51 +0000

Okay I need some help. I have a major dilemmma with my essay choice for the common app and it’s coming down to the wire. I’d love to finish this essay by next week
So my question is, for Essay option:

“Option #4. Describe a character in fiction, a historical figure, or a creative work (as in art, music, science, etc.) that has had an influence on you, and explain that influence.”
Now I know writing about a song is a bad idea, that’s not what I want to know.
I’d like to write about a genre of music in my country and region (the caribbean) It’s called Soca music and it has had a real impact on me and who I am. But is that stretching the parameters of the topic too far?

Is that topic better suited towards Option 5?

“Option #5. A range of academic interests, personal perspectives, and life experiences adds much to the educational mix. Given your personal background, describe an experience that illustrates what you would bring to the diversity in a college community, or an encounter that demonstrated the importance of diversity to you”

Because it would show my diversity I guess but I’m not sure if it’s necessarily an “experience”
Please please help!

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