<p>I'm a Junior in high school and looking to start the rough draft of my college application essay. After speaking to friends, teachers, and parents as well as researching on the Internet, I have come to an absolute loss over what to write my essay on. Everything I think of is horribly tainted with cliches. So then I had an idea: why not write an essay that is introduced with a paragraph that is full of application essay cliches? You know, getting cut from the team, overcoming personal struggles like depression or the like, maybe even a dead grandmother who told me the meaning of life as she lay on her deathbed. Nothing too radical or extreme as to offend the admissions department. Then, to follow this paragraph, I would write the rest of the essay about college essays and how we strain ourselves to exploit the happiest and saddest moments of our lives to get into a top school instead of simply enjoying them for what they are. </p>
<p>I haven't started writing anything, It's just an idea that I was looking for feedback on. I'm new to application essay writing so I don't know if it needs to be strictly about an experience? I want to do something risky and new (doesn't everyone?), but I don't want to do anything that will seriously hinder my chances of getting into a college. I'm not too worried about writing it well, I think that I can do so with a distinct voice, however I am worried that it may be too out of the box.</p>
<p>What do you think?</p>