Question on the “ethical dilemma/something important” essay

kairoo
Sun, 12 Dec 2010 14:51:04 +0000

Thank you very much, LauraN. Yes, I deeply feel that my grandfather’s death will be, in fact, a crossroads in my life, and even though it happened very recently, I really want the admission officers to know it. However, I will have to make sure it does not turn into a “significant person” essay.

I know that my previous essay answers the prompt, but changing the essay gives a more accurate vision of myself: it shows my weaknesses, my doubts, and how I deal with them. I want to give to admission officers the feeling that they know and understand me — I hardly believe I have any chances to be accepted otherwise. The attempted theft of the exam is not very important: it showed who I am, but it didn’t change me. Living my grandfather’s death has both of these features. So this is why I am sure the new essay is better than the previous, but I still created a topic here to be sure I won’t miss the topic if I switch them.

In the end, I will check if I actually addressed the topic, but now, I know I can confidently write a replacement.

You did answer my question, thanks for your help.