<p>Choose an issue of importance to youthe issue could be personal, school related, local, political, or international in scopeand write an essay in which you explain the significance of that issue.</p>
<p>I wanted to see if my idea would too common and not unique</p>
<p>i would write a essay about the presidential race</p>
<p>I would write about something personal. Instead of the presidential race, talk about your State Representative race and how you believed in the message a candidate projects so you spent 8 hours conquering your fear of strangers by canvassing door to door.</p>
<p>Or, how you petitioned to get school funding which required you to make a speech at a town meeting.</p>
<p>Or, how its tradition in your family to wear weird hats every Friday and you’re teased at school because of it. However you stick with it because its tradition and you believe in it. </p>
<p>The larger the scope, the more common its going to seem. I wonder how many kids are going to write about Obama.</p>
<p>true about that nrhk</p>
<p>If it were me, I’d probably write about a personal experience, whether it is volunteer work involving a particular issue or an ethical dilemma with a friend, and just… explain the significance of it. 
The more personal it is, the more easy it is to incorporate more of you into the essay.</p>
<p>i chose to write about education.</p>
<p>do you think that is an appropriate topic for this prompt? it does say school-related so…</p>
<p>Absolutely, just tie it in to yourself. How education made a difference in your life and how it helped you attain your goals and dreams.</p>
<p>haha, that’s true about Obama. he’s probably going to dominate the college essays this year.
when I took the SAT in October '07 I threw him into my essay. in fact, Paris Hilton was in there too. hmmmmmm did I presage the latest McCain attack ad? I got a pretty good score on that section too.</p>
<p>uhhh, I would write about my addiction to TV and the computer in some way. like, after this summer of nothing, I dunno how I’m gunna do college. srsly I love media too much.</p>
<p>i’m going to end my essay with “education is the key to success.”</p>
<p>is that too cliche? should i do it?</p>
<p>^really cliche, but it depends upon your approach to it. if you see it from a different angle that isn’t talked about much, then enlighten your adcoms. if you’re not saying anything that nobody else could, don’t say it.</p>
<p>etranman1-i would consider a different closer…REALLY pack a {~P-O-W~} :)</p>
<p>faustarp-haha, i love media, too 
sooo un-top-tier-school-like :D</p>
<p>haha I guess somewhat on topic… I wrote my SAT essay on Britney Spears, Angelina Jolie, Bono, and Nicole Richie. :)</p>
<p>haha what was the ‘?’</p>
<p>Hmm, I think I would probably write about your mom.</p>
<p>i would write something political. </p>
<p>relationship of USA woth the rest of the world.</p>