Which topic is best for the college essay?

OnMyWay2013
Sun, 06 Sep 2015 04:57:43 +0000

I would pick a topic that 1) happened fairly recently (none of these sound like an event that would impact you for a long time in the future unless you became interested in medicine after the bike incident), and 2) says something about you that is essential to your identity, something that will stand out to adcoms as a trait they want in the students of their school. I don’t know about the smiling thing, unless you have the tendency to smile when it’s inappropriate (I have friends who are like this; I think that says a lot about them).

I think overall, #1 sounds the most interesting. #2 is interesting too (ouch!), but I feel like you would have to give some very vivid and possibly graphic details to create an engaging essay, haha.