Mention controversial interest in essay - or sanitize it?

compmom
Fri, 25 Jul 2025 03:16:02 +0000

@gsssg here is your essay topic, in my opinion: how you a deep dive in whatever interests you, with examples . This is about you, not neuroscience…and it’s kind of fun, charming…

True story: in third grade I wrote a scathing review of the Magic Treehouse books. I found them unbearably predictable. But a real question: I have always done the deep, deep dive in my areas of interest over the years. I knew a ridiculous amount about deep sea creatures. I could give you the specs on every Italian supercar. I was intense with Magic the Gathering and could suss out an opponent’s strategy after the first couple plays and spot a card that would hold its trading value even before I played it. But those interests are well in the past - fond memories now. Isn’t that just stuff I’ve abandoned and that doesn’t show anything useful to the AOs? (I hate that I know that acronym).

Also there is a free essay reading here on CC if that would help. I think it helps to pretend you are sitting across from someone and talking about the topic. In other words, it is okay to write naturally, even conversationally.