<p>Hello.
I know some of you will say that its the content that counts and not the topic
but I'm slightly worried.
I live in India but I'm Korean and my commonapp essay talks about this issue I have with Koreans in Korea. They say "isnt India dirty" blah blah blah but it isnt. At least, its not as dirty as it seems like and how I wish to fix the stereotypes of India.
Is this quite common among commonapp essays?</p>
<p>I was writing about this one specific event I had with this private lesson teacher in Korea. I'm aiming around 500 words but when I thought I finished writing and looked at the word count... it was way below... around 300~400.
Should I include another issue and form my essay so that it talks about two specific events?</p>
<p>Thank you</p>
<p>I think an essay talking about growing up as a Korean in India would be very interesting to American readers. I wouldn’t focus on criticizing other Koreans as much as talking about the unique challenges you faced as well as the unique opportunities. This will be very interesting for them to read.</p>
<p>okay, thanx.
Should i focus on one specific issue or should i broaden the topic and list examples? (i wouldnt list like 1) 2) 3). it would be more flowing when i write)</p>
<p>You don’t want a laundry list of examples. One or two clear and interesting ones would be best, I think, if you can flesh them out a bit and show what is going on.</p>
<p>People in America are very familiar with the “Asian-American” experience. But a Korean person growing up in India has a lot of interest. You’ll want to focus on the unique aspects of that; focus on the Indian side of things.</p>
<p>This actually sounds like a very unique and interesting essay topic. What are the chances of the college receiving even one or two other applications from Koreans living in India? My Common Ap essay was about deciding whether to come back to private school for my senior year- definitely much more common place. You don’t need to have any worries about being a cliche-state our experience, its implications, and significance to you in bold language and balance it with concrete detail.</p>