<p>What are they!? give me your opinions....</p>
<p>Any topic that is specific/appropriate for the applicant and allows him/her to communicate the essentials of his/her personality/person/accomplishments.</p>
<p>In other words, anything but the worst topics.</p>
<p>I can't really give you the best topics as it is different for every individual, but I can suggest some topics to avoid overall (unless you are a really excellent writer that can make an ordinary topic more than extraordinary).</p>
<p>Avoid:
-winning/losing sports "I've learned the importance of teamwork" essays
-"I've learned so much" camp or job essays
-studying/traveling abroad "my horizons have widened and I am more appreciative of other cultures" essays
-"my parents are my idols" essays
-my great grandparents-or my 3rd cousin twice removed- died essays
-i suffered so much, but I learned so much from it essays
-the college loves leadership and loves Thomas Jefferson, so I'm going to write my essay on the Declaration of Independence
-anything cliche (like above topics)
-most importantly, don't write about anything that you don't care about</p>
<p>is diversity a real popular topic? i knowone of the questions on the common app pertains to it, but do a lot of people choose it?</p>
<p>diversity is a topic many people have to right about. Of the 6 applications I looked at, it is the only topic for University of Michigan and Rutgers University.</p>
<p>how about father passing away? as a topic</p>
<p>hih j</p>
<p>Good essays are personal, detailed, honest, and revealing.</p>
<p>The best topics are the ones that allow for the writing of such essays.</p>
<p>The best topics for one person may not be, probably will not be, the best topics for another.</p>
<p>But virtually any topic can make for a good essay.</p>
<p>It is not the topic, it is what you do with the topic.</p>