"Why" Essays

<p>How do you tackle these? I love all the universities I want to apply to, (even my targets/safeties) but I don’t know how to put it down on paper. I’d love to write about what I’ve learned about their academic environment, the innovative progression they’re taking, why I’m excited about the universities’ futures, why I’d love to get involved in their active student organizations (specific ones of course), but I feel like all of this is rather trite. How can one be so exposed that they know what they love about a school beyond what I’ve mentioned? Can anyone provide any pointers?</p>