Is My Dad Right??

mom2collegekids
Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:08:38 +0000

*At one of the college information sessions we attended, the director specifically mentioned avoiding writing this type of essay (including the perennial, “what I learned on my mission trip”), if possible. She said that the counselors read so many of these that it gets really old and it’s hard for most people to sound original.
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Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you, and describe that influence

The school has provided the above prompt; it sounds like your plan is fine. If the admins read so many that they get bored, they need to change the prompt.