<p>Here is what I wrote:</p>
<p>As an undergraduate student at Indiana University, I hope to accomplish my goal of becoming a Certified Public Accountant by earning an undergraduate accounting degree from the Kelley School of Business. One of my goals while on campus is to live in the Kelley LLC so I can meet people with similar passions for business and accounting. I am an excellent and self-motivated high school student, and I expect this to continue into college. My main academic goals while I am at IU are to enroll in the Hutton Honors College and Kelley Honors programs, along with getting the best grades that I possibly can. I am a very intelligent student, and learn best when surrounded by similarly intelligent people. I want to challenge myself academically, and help other students learn and grow in the process.</p>
<p>In addition to my academic goals of excelling in the classroom, joining Kelley Honors, and joining the Hutton Honors College, I plan to be active in many student activities outside the classroom. I was a First Team All-State doubles player for the Fishers High School tennis team last season, and I plan to play club tennis while at IU. I am also very interested in investing and becoming a better investor, so I plan to join an investment club. In addition to these activities, I plan to do other activities such as intramural sports, and join other student organizations that I could contribute to.</p>
<p>Finally, my career goal is to become a Certified Public Accountant, and work at one of the Big Four accounting firms. I understand that the Kelley School of Business is very well respected and nationally recognized for its excellence. It is one of the many reasons why I want to go to IU. I know that I can contribute positively to Kelley, and work with other exceptional students to help each other succeed. These are all of my college goals that I currently have. I am sure that I will make and reach countless others while attending Indiana University. My family and I have been huge IU sports fans for a long time, and I have dreamed about attending IU for as long as I can remember. Please help me fulfill that dream. Thank you for reviewing this application and thank you for your time. </p>
<p>Also, an admissions rep came to my school and said that the essay isn’t a huge part of the admissions decision, but is more important in terms of scholarships. He said that a great essay will not get a poor student in, and you really have to screw up/not write the essay if you are a solid academic candidate.</p>