<p>good luck, i can understand the tough decision u had to go through. The schools are really similar but they also have their differences (location being one of them). I guess it all comes down to whichever u found as the best fit for you.</p>
<p>essay starting mode you mean? :p</p>
<p>I FINISHED BOTH ESSAYS.
yesssssssssss.
And my app is done.
But now I need to go over it with a fine tooth comb, and fix my transcript.
and then I’m done.
Happiness. Happiness.
Approximately one month and 29 days until we find out…</p>
<p>gosh…i’m so jealous</p>
<p>i’ve finished writing both essays…but uhm yeah that doesn’t mean anything…REVISE haha uhm yeah…i haven’t even filled in all the stupid boxes for most of the app…i think i’m too afraid of typing something wrong and not catching it…its so bad</p>
<p>now for short answer…<em>sigh</em></p>
<p>About the essays, I wrote them both and have gone over them like a million times. I thought they were great but a single coment from a person in my counseling office made me think otherwise. I wrote about traveling through Europe and my parent’s divorce. Do these seem to cliche? I know i don’t have time to change them but I would appreiciate some feedback.</p>
<p>SEWcurious,
the topic seems kinda cliche, but it depends on how it is presented. You don’t want to make the adcoms think that you are searching for their sympathy about the divorce. And I’d also be careful about writing about your travels in Europe, as this could be seen as a luxury activity, which could categorize you as a rich, privileged kid. Whether or not this is the case, you want to avoid that. However, I’m sure your counselor has given you good advice on this, so I wouldn’t worry.
Good luck. I hope this helps.</p>
<p>As long as they are “you” (i.e. they convey your personality, your beliefs, etc.) they should be fine. Heck, I did the ever-dreaded community service essay…definitely a resident of cliche-land. But I gave it a really personal feel and a little twist, and everyone who read it told me it was great. I don’t think the topic matters so much as the way you present it. Remember, even if you think you have the most original topic in the world, with 20,000+ applicants every year, someone’s probably done it. Just make sure it has a little something that stands out.</p>
<p>By the way, I also am applying early (along with about 10 people from my school). I think it’s going to come down the wire, but I am making progress. I am so jealous of anybody who is finished with their essays and has already submitted their app.</p>
<p>Yeesh, I’m so glad I’m the only one applying EA from my school…</p>
<p>Ha, I guess that’s the advantage of living in Indiana over living in a big city.</p>
<p>Agreed w/ Gorbachev Re: essay topics. I wrote one on anorexia, one on traveling through Europe, which is totally what a million other girls would write about. It’s all in the presentation.</p>
<p>Don’t let yourself get derailed by one comment. So your essay has a flaw–so do all the others. I am determined that we will see each other at Yale in fall 2006; don’t lose hope!</p>
<p>Amen!!!</p>
<p>at the info session, the woman said, you’re not competing with your school, you’re competing with the world…</p>
<p>she also said that the most common topics often yield the best essays. it’s all about making it personal to you.</p>
<p>which is why i’m worried, as one of my essays was very personal, but my optional essay was in fact, a poem. a personal poem. but not personal enough? now that the app is in, let the agony begin.</p>
<p>How can you have a poem that is “not personal enough”? As long as it didn’t start with “There once was a man from Nantucket” you’re fine. Unless you’re from Nantucket. I wonder what it would be like to be from Nantucket and have people going around making poems about you…</p>
<p>Oh my God…I wish I lived in Nantucket. What an essay I could write! All in limerick!</p>
<p>mmm, limerick. i guess my fear was that the presenter (my regional officer, by the bye), seemed to be putting a huge emphasis on the positivity of personal essays, with personal anecdotes, and clear voices. she said that later in the year when meeting people she had accepted, they would start talking and in her head she would hear their essay.</p>
<p>ooh, she also said that they go harder on early applicants than on regular.</p>
<p>Ack, noooooh! I sent mine already! Ah well, I have a better chance if deferred then.</p>
<p>Really? Our admissions officer said exactly the opposite. He enjoys reading the first few hundred applications, but then he gets worn out. By RD time, it’s completely monotonous.</p>
<p>Ooh, Yesssssss! I sent mine already!</p>