<p>I am a female from Pakistan and I attend one of the best high schools in the country. I need some advice on my Common App essay.
My essay is basically about being a girl in Pakistan, and how that can be a disadvantage.
Do you guys think its a cliche to play the victim/discrimination card? </p>
<p>As with most topics, it’s more in how you write it than in what you write. But I think it would (or at least has a lot of potential to) stand out. Try to end in a positive way – it shouldn’t be a total downer. It can’t be <em>only</em> “Discrimination exists and is bad,” but also “Here’s how it has shaped me and my achievements/perspective/goals,” “Here’s what I plan to do in response,” etc. </p>
<p>I’ve similar essays about being a girl in a non-western county so to some degree it is. </p>
<p>God, I hate college essays!<br>
Thanks, anyway.</p>
<p>I agree with jpheys, it is really about how you word it in not the topic itself. Ask yourself this, is this topic one of the main topics you feel conveys you as a person? If so, go with it and colleges will most likely be able to read the “authenticity” in it too!</p>
<p>sure, PM me</p>