Is this a good college essay topic?

lookingforward
Tue, 09 Jul 2019 18:32:07 +0000

“I will write about a girl I met on my trip to India who used to work in my grandparents’ house, and how she inspired me to deeper gratitude and led me to having a full understanding of the opportunities I have been blessed with.”

This kind of essay went out of favor ages ago. Most advice from good colleges on what to write in an essay warns not to take the passive “Now I’m grateful, blah, blah, blessings” approach."

“Show, not just tell” means don’t expect them to believe you, just cuz you say so. And just going from shy to joining clubs isn’t “it” for a “top tier.”

You will benefit from learning more about what top colleges look for, what they say and show.

If this is a serious question.