Ohio State Essay

College Essays
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<p>The Ohio State essay topics are giving my a migraine! Help, somebody!</p>

<p>1) The 2008 Presidential race is already considered historic for having introduced new levels of diversity among candidates in serious contention. Identify a public figure from years past whose race, gender, profession or other circumstances would have prevented him/her from being a political contender and describe why that person might succeed as a political leader today.</p>

<p>2) While we take pride in the many accomplishments and opportunites of ontry, we can also benefit from a better understanding of ideas and practices in other parts of the world. Select a country and describe a policy, approach or philoshopy that might make that country a model for us to seriously consider in the US. What would it take for the idea to work in the US?</p>

<p>3) In an election year, we are exposed to a wide range of viewpoints in speeches and editorials. What is your editorial? Write an essay making the case for an issue about which you are particularly passionate. Remember, a good editorial is validated by facts and the sources of those facts should be noted. An editorial composed of unsupported claims or unsubstantiated facts will be considered a weak argument.</p>

<p>The problem is, while I’m a US citizen and am applying to Ohio State as a domestic applicant, I haven’t lived in America for roughly seven years. I followed the elections, sure, but aside from that I haven’t really thought much about politics lately. All these topics are drawing a big fat blank from me. Any ideas about what I should choose and what I should write? At this point, the third topic seems to be my only choice, but it also feels like the hardest option. :confused: [And before anyone says, I should choose a policy from the country I live in now - the country I live in now has no policies I would like America to use. None. Seriously. The corruption is mind-boggling.]</p>

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<p>i’ve lived in the US all of my life and I HATED all three topics…personally, i dont think college admissions should ask about politics… maybe one question about it so if someone is passionate about politics they can write about it but other than that…?</p>

<p>I ended up writing about number three…</p>

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<p>It is really unfair, especially if you’re not a politics buff. How did you limit #3 to under 400 words? :confused: Maybe they’ll take in the difficulty of the topics when they’re reviewing applications? <em>is hopeful</em></p>

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<p>I personally would take number 1 because you could use a figure who tried to become politically powerful and stood up but was not successful but now may become successful after the revolutionary Obama election.</p>

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<p>You don’t need to be a political buff for this, I chose a random figure in history that was segregated before but now could be a possible candidate (ie. Martin Luther King - very commonly used, its just an example).</p>