Are these possible topics good for a college essay?

College Essays
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<p>Here are a couple ideas I have thought about writing:</p>

<p>1) My friend who died from leukemia and how it shaped me into who I am.</p>

<p>2) A time when I was little and asked my dad if he needed to use a AED to save a patient. He is a volunteer fireman. Could then go on about how my whole family is medical and this proved from a young age that it runs in the family and how that matches with my future doctor dreams.</p>

<p>3) How I grew up in an ignorant town and how it effected/frustrated me. My town is very ignorant towards Middle East, homosexuals, etc. Really bothers me... People asked me why I was reading a book written by a terrorist. That book was The Kite Runner... the opposite of being a terrorist.</p>

<p>That is it for now! let me know which one sounds the most interesting</p>

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<p>I would go with #2. Because it’s not a generic topic; you could make it very much your own, and the key to a memorable essay is telling a story only you can tell.</p>

<p>You could start the essay out really strong with a concise, compelling illustration of asking your Dad about the AED. You don’t want to summarize the event, though. Remember, demonstrate, don’t describe. </p>

<p>It’s important to be passionate about the topic you choose that brings out your positive defining characteristics, so if you’re passionate about the medical profession, and you can show, say, your clarity and/or determination around this, then this could be a good choice. You need a topic that you can write about it in a way that reveals your best qualities. Being crystal clear about what you want to do with your life – becoming a doctor – could be one of these qualities. And if you have vivid personal experiences you
can use as evidence/support of your thesis, it could work really well. </p>

<p>The danger I see with this topic is that there might be a tendency to be too broad – you know, writing lots about your family and their background in the medical profession, and covering other experiences you’ve had that inspired you to pursue this profession, and
so on. You absolutely do not want to do that.</p>

<p>What you want to do is focus on a single illuminating point – like the moment you asked your Dad about the AED – not write your autobiography. And make it about YOU, not your family. I mean you can write about your family of course, but do it in the context
of revealing something about yourself. This essay is about you, you, you.</p>

<p>At the end of the day, you want to choose a topic and a thesis that focuses attention on a positive characteristic that you can prove with evidence from your life’s experiences and choices.</p>

<p>(As for your other topic ideas, I think #1 could be difficult to write about well, because it’s usually difficult for a young person to write about death and how it shaped them in a way that doesn’t sound clich</p>

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<p>THANK YOU SO MUCH! I was honestly leaning towards choice 2! I might write an essay for 2 and 1 a d then pick whichever is better! Thank you for all the information!</p>