What matters essay

perseverence
Tue, 24 Dec 2013 05:05:27 +0000

I’d say be sincere and genuine. The topic is less important than your approach to it. After following / discussing / losing sleep over the applications of 3 kids, I assure you that this is something admissions people are experienced in detecting. And they can tell whether what matters to you really matters to you from the way you write about it.

Another tip: never say things like “this is very very important to me”, “I have a passion for it” etc. Show it. The rule of thumb repeated zillions of times remains decisive: Show don’t tell.

Once you finish your piece, have a couple of people read it and then ask them: “If you didn’t know me, would you like the person who wrote this?”

Let yourself go a little bit, don’t try to impress.

Sorry, those were too many instructions, I’m a parent after all, but please consider them. Best of luck to you!