that looming essay

laurstar07
Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:43:39 +0000

if you must use that topic, she can talk about how the roles of parenthood were inadvertently switched, as for the first time, she had to become a parental figure and provide the unconditional love, support, and guidance to help her dad recover. this made her more responsible, also teaching her the values of family-how in order to survive during the tough times, it is important to work together, stay strong, and persevere.

the trick with these college essays is that you have to write how whatever situation made you grow/realize who you are as a person. even with the darkest subjects, there has to be some positive aspect to bring out of it. but if this is a really touchy subject for your daughter, is it really the best one? she is going to be working on this essay for a long time…will she be comfortable enough and confident about her response?