Should I write my essay on facing depression?

redpoodles
Wed, 25 Feb 2015 20:56:51 +0000

@kalefornia, I think it’s a weak topic. The Adcom has probably been depressed at some point himself/herself and will be bored stiff with this topic. Depression is very common and–this is harsh, but honest-- as a reader I don’t care how your feelings changed you. What I care about is how you function in the world and how you are going to impact my campus. Write your essay, and rewrite it, and get it out of your system, and move on to a topic that will make readers feel “I want that kid here now!” This does not have to be some grand life changing experience. An Adcom told my D that the best essay she ever read was about how the kid liked to wear a new pair of socks every day. It’s not an important topic, but the writer really conveyed how creatively he thinks and that’s what they wanted to see. They couldn’t put it down.