UVA Supplement Topic- Too Risky?

charlieschm
Fri, 25 Oct 2013 14:54:34 +0000

In general, it is good to try to pick an essay topic that most other people are not writing about. After all, how would you like to spend the month of January reading 100 essays that all talk about the kids’ expensive “mission trip” to Costa Rica?

Also, don’t let a parent or other adult force you to re-write an essay in a way that removes your personality, in order to make the essay overly academic. Your essay should show careful thought and insight, but shouldn’t read like a research paper you would write for a college course.