Should I write my essay on facing depression?

intparent
Wed, 25 Feb 2015 02:32:48 +0000

Your essay is a tool for marketing yourself to the college. Is this really the top thing you want them to know about you? I doubt… I am sure it is cathartic for you to write about depression, but save it for a journal or writing that is not for the eyes of admissions. Anything that makes it seem like you are at risk of any kind of mental health issues is a red flag for admissions. To you it may seem like ages ago and like it has been overcome, but to an adult, a year or two is the blink of an eye – and they also know that this can definitely recur, even if you think you have it licked. They are looking for reasons to put applications in the reject pile at schools that get way more applications than they can accept. Don’t give them a reason.