<p>Beyond the issues of offensiveness, how does writing about vampire Jehovah's Witnesses present something that any college would see as a net plus for the campus community?</p>
<p>College essays are one of the most valuable opportunities to sell yourself to the college. The goal is not to write a clever essay. The goal is to show them a positive, engaged, vibrant teenager who offers something valuable to the campus.</p>
<p>The ones that really make me scratch my head are the essays about playing video games or being upset with parents "who don't understand me" or how "awful" high school has been.</p>