<p>I really want to get into Sloan (MIT) or Wharton (UPENN). Do you think that writing about how social service has made me see how only through the betterment of economy can poverty be solved. I am trying to go for the angle of: build my company, give jobs to people, make the economy grow.</p>
<p>possibly add hoover's 'trickle-down' policy, well more like critisize it and say how you'll change it a bit so it works. i guess it kind of relates. (i think it was hoover's policy.) as for the cliche essay, i honestly have no idea; but even if its a colloquial essay, add a personal twist so it stands out even more.</p>
<p>It was Reaganomics and the 'trickle-down' policy.</p>
<p>I'll say this much.</p>
<p>Forget about whether it is cliche or not because if it is a good essay with a purpose behind it then it doesn't matter if is cliche.</p>
<p>I wrote a few "cliched" essays and I have had 0 rejections as of now from my reach schools/ match schools because I had a purpose behind them.</p>
<p>For example, I am a terrible writer and this year my teacher turned out absurdly hard. I went from a 90 average in english fresh-junior to a 70, while trying my best. I quickly improved my grades by 7 pts per six weeks through my hard work and used her letter of recommendation along with an essay explaining my determination.</p>
<p>She basically said that she has never had such a terrible writer improve as dramatically as I did, nor has she ever had such a willing student, and by willing she meant willing to receive VERY blunt criticism in order to improve.</p>
<p>So far it has worked pretty darn well.</p>
<p>yes. . .apparently it's much more about <em>how</em> you write about something. the subject matter itself isn't so important. </p>
<p>if you can get a lot out of something "cliche", it'll reflect better on you than on someone who didn't seem to get much out of an otherwise amazing topic:)</p>