The college essay. *cue haunted house soundtrack*
I merely kid. The essay's not that big of a deal. Except for the fact it's the only place to show admissions counselors your uniqueness. Otherwise you become another faceless applicant, recognizable only by arbitrary numbers.
I've heard of college essay bootcamps. No, that's not a typo. Parents pay an inordinate amount of dough (and not cookie dough, I might add) so their precious children can get into their Dream School. For real?!
But I personally like writing, and I happen to be the foremost expert on myself. I'm quirky and nerdy and not at all ashamed that those words are my defining adjectives. An essay serves two purposes: show colleges that you can write and that you have something to say. Soooo, the personal essay topic I would assign is:
I merely kid. The essay's not that big of a deal. Except for the fact it's the only place to show admissions counselors your uniqueness. Otherwise you become another faceless applicant, recognizable only by arbitrary numbers.
I've heard of college essay bootcamps. No, that's not a typo. Parents pay an inordinate amount of dough (and not cookie dough, I might add) so their precious children can get into their Dream School. For real?!
But I personally like writing, and I happen to be the foremost expert on myself. I'm quirky and nerdy and not at all ashamed that those words are my defining adjectives. An essay serves two purposes: show colleges that you can write and that you have something to say. Soooo, the personal essay topic I would assign is:
"What's your favorite word and why?"
You may be wondering, "What kind of convoluted, cokamaney question is that?!" Allow me to explain. This is a topic that literally has no wrong answers and unlimited right ones. Applicants wouldn't have to worry about writing the same hum-drum essay as everyone else, because every person will have a different favorite word for a different reason. It's a creative enough question that Englishy folks will have fun with it, but not too out there that more straight-edged applicants wouldn't have anything to say.
My favorite word (well, one of many): serendipitous.
My favorite word (well, one of many): serendipitous.