Is this a good essay topic?

kate658
Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:40:17 +0000

So I looked over the Common Application’s essay topics. I’m probably just gonna end up writing my own essay. Problem is, it’s been hard to find inspiration. For a while some people told me to about something meaningful. But that struck me as kinda cliche. Others have said that I should write something intersting, unusual, funny, etc, but it still has to show the admissions officer an aspect of who I am.

Well I ended up writing two essays today. The first had a topic that I thought was good, but I didn’t develop it well and it was kind of all over the place. I wanted to start it by saying how I dislike it when people say, “Lol.” It went on to describe how technology is spurning poor communication and grammar skills in teenagers, hence “Lol.” This one was 500 words. Should I just scrap this essay? Since it got into technology, I’m thinking it may have seemed to serious for a college essay, which is supposed to be personal right?

The other one that I wrote I thought was prettty well done. However, it was 750 words or so. I wrote about my bedroom by mentioning different items in my room, like a chair, a bookcase, etc and how they struck up a particular memory or general idea or cute ancedote. And I also kind of implied how I’m changing. Like with the bookcase, I said there were old books there like Dr. Seuss, but now it’s filling up with high school yearbooks. I don’t think the topic is TOO cliche. It’s not the boring travel story or a list of my accomplishments, but I hope it gives insight into who I am.

Thoughts? Anyone want to read it?