<p>I need a little help with picking topics. I have three topics that I brainstormed.
I ask you to point me to the topic that will have the potential to make the best essay. Honesty is highly appriciated here, and if you think that I need to think of other topics because these are terrible, then say it. </p>
<p>First topic:
Trip to canada rockies:
-waking up to hike every day --> dedication
-taking care of the bathroom/propane gas (we rented an RV) ----> leadership/responsibilities
-helped little sister during tough hiking environments -----> helping/caring</p>
<p>Second topic:
Snowboarding:
-continuously falling down, yet always gettin up ---> commitment/dedication
- helping a friend when he fell to the ditch while my friends laughed at him ----- > helping/caring/leadership</p>
<p>Third topic:
AB Calculus (summer course):
-helped friends during perplexing times --> helpingness/friendliness
- determination to wake up to the annoying alarm early morning (during summer) ------> determination/commitment
- approach a math problem in many different ways, think outside the box ... dont know what that falls under
- not to give up [when approaching a hard math problem]</p>
<p>I am leaning towards the canada rockies trip because it's original, it shows me , and it can be turned into a very interesting essays (as can the other 2 topics). </p>
<p>Which topic do you think I should choose? Should I brainstorm more?</p>
<p>BS"D
First or third topic for sure. They will definetly be impressed by a thoughtful essay about AB Calc in the summer, especially about thinking outside the box, approaching problems in different ways, etc., but on the other hand you don't want to be too obvious.</p>
<p>I like the Rockies one, because it seems that you have a lot of personal anecdotes that you could put in to make it interesting and fun to read. Just stay away from the cliched overcoming-the-wilderness-because-I-do-not-shy-away-in-the-face-of-adversity essay.</p>
<p>I personally think it's more interesting (and fun) than the Rockies essay, and I'd never want to read an essay about how you solved a calculus problem, but that's me. With the snowboarding essay, you can disguise your leadership/dedication/friendship in a very fun essay. Which is why now you've got me thinking about doing one about skiing/snowboarding...I've got some good memories that would be fun to write about.</p>
<p>As you can see, I'm all about having fun while you write these essays.</p>
<p>The only thing I would caution you, because you noted for your own self how your actions were "so helpful" or showed your "dedication" to write it so that it does not project to the reader a "I'm a helpful person" message. For example, in the second topic, I think you can leave the 2nd part out, just write about the snowboard falling down, learning to stand, not giving up, etc. But again, in this part, don't write with the aim of projecting a "I'm dedicated" message. This makes your writing seem..conceited. </p>
<p>Don't take it personally, it's just a word of caution, that if you write with a goal to just make yourself look helpful or dedicated, you tend to write it rather than show it, usually through extensive adjectives.</p>
<p>I see, I think that's what I did with my last essay which is why I want to write another one that will indirectly portray all the good qualities about me without me actually saying it. </p>
<p>It is a very hard process and I'm glad I have help from you :)</p>