<p>agreed Mac. Although my kids like philosophy and history, so those references tend to crop up in what they write.</p>
<p>The question that many of the essays ask is tell us something about you that we don't already know from your application. So if they already know that you have good grades, scores, ecs, etc...and that you are a hard worker, respected by your teachers, elected by your peers, (insert appropriate kudos here)...you do have to get creative with your essay to answer that question.</p>
<p>My son doesn't like the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" essays, but those do tend to be more flowery and interesting when faced with a stack of essays. Hopefully he didn't put his adcoms to sleep. ;)</p>