<p>Hello! I am currently writing my Why Swarthmore essay, but I can’t seem to pick a thesis. My original thesis was just a straight forward approach, for example “I want to go Swarthmore because of X, Y, and Z.” But as I read it, I feel like there was something missing. So I changed it up to say, “My high school resembles Swarthmore. My high school has X, Y, and Z. Similarly, Swarthmore has X, Y, and Z. This is why I am applying to Swarthmore.” I tried connecting some aspect of my life to why I want to apply to Swarthmore because that’s what I’ve seen in other sample essays, but I’m not sure exactly how to connect it without over complicating it…</p>