An event that has an impact on your life.

College Essays
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<p>What response would be strong, but no cliche?</p>

<p>Any one write about this topic?</p>

2

<p>No one can really respond to the first part because it needs to be an event in YOUR life meaning a possibly illness or an activity that changed your view of something....</p>

3

<p>I know, so im looking to see what YOU put.</p>

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<p>Okay, well I talked about an activity that I was involved in at a summer camp program and how it influenced me to kind of have confidence. Its sounds very very cliche but I think I wrote it well. I mean has anything happened to you that maybe changed something about you/ or just caused you to think of something in a new light?</p>

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<p>i wrote about this and would copy and paste my paper up here but i think it is too many characters long. It's like 3 pages.</p>

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<p>To be honest, I feel like most college essays are "cliche" and there's really nothing wrong with that. Admission's officers realize that most people who are applying are only 17/18 years old and don't have tons of different experiences. On this one, I would just go with your heart and as long as the essay is written well, I'm sure it will be fine.</p>

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<p>^I agree. When it comes down to it, it's about the emotion you attach to the event, not the event itself.</p>

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An event that has an impact on your life.</p>

<p>What response would be strong, but no cliche?

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<p>Something personal, detailed, honest and revealing about an event that has an impact in your life.</p>

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<p>put your heart into it and you will dig out some great elements about this essay.</p>