Ughhhhh. How To Include It Alllllll?

College Essays
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<p>So, I’ve made a HUGE list of quirky, crazy, weird things about myself that I think I could make an essay out of. And, every now and then, I feel like I have some grand epiphany, only to begin writing and stop because I’m upset with where it’s going or end up not knowing where else to go, or wanting to include another characteristic or something…</p>

<p>I’m going nuts. I love writing! And I take pride in the way I can twist a topic…so why is this so difficult?</p>

<p>Ugh. sorry. I needed to say it somewhere. Venttttttt.</p>

<p>You can all skip the “chill outs” and “it’s just an essay” speeches; I’ve heard it. You can, however, share some advice on how to pick a topic, how to incorporate lots of little details and traits about myself, and…well, or, you could just let this fall to page 2.</p>

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<p>amen to that. sorry i can’t help you though, I’m in the same position. but:</p>

<p>what I’m doing now is writing everything that I can think of, regardless of length- and I’ll just cut out the less important stuff later on.</p>

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<p>i always felt that the best ideas come to me when i’m sitting on the toilet</p>

<p>i think of ways to be seriously intellectual yet funny, and if you’re an interesting enough person then you’ll find something to write about!</p>

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<p>The thing is, you can’t incorporate everything. Trying to will only hurt your essay.</p>

<p>You tell the most about you when you write honestly. While your writing style itself might not tell the admissions officers about your accordion hobby or your Tootsie-pop wrapper collection, it does actually reflect you as a person, if you let it.</p>

<p>But then, I’m having a lot of trouble writing an essay myself. I can’t figure out what to write about. I think I’m a pretty decent writer, but I have nothing cool that jumps out at me as a good topic.</p>

<p>Sometimes it’s best to write about nothing–stuff about nothing is the most versatile stuff there is. (Seinfeld much?)</p>