College Essay, unique or clique?

College Essays
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<p>So I'm currently in the process of writing my college essay and I think I have a pretty good topic, but I just don't know if it is actually unique or if it is really clique. </p>

<p>I do come from an Asian background so academics was always first and foremost in my family. Anything other than school always came second to academics. However, I was always into sports, even in my childhood. Sometime between middle school and high school, I found a love for running. I soon joined track and became an avid runner. I found myself running distance events during races and workouts and soon deemed myself as a distance runner. For my essay, I was thinking about comparing my life to a 1600m race. You start off happy, moving with ease and grace. Then you start to suffer...get the point? I would then end off emphasizing my dedication and perseverance and the amazing feeling when you accomplish something you put your heart into. </p>

<p>Please give me input on my idea, I really would appreciate honest opinions and ideas. Thanks ahead of time!!!! :)</p>

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<p>by clique i mean cliche…sorry long day :/</p>

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<p>I think it’s a creative idea, and I don’t think it’s cliche at all. It might be a little too “high concept” for a college essay though. Make sure that you make the meat of the essay be strictly on what you want to get across to the university (ie - I have leadership abilities, I am a straight A student, etc) rather than continually referencing the running metaphor. It might even be better to start with a quick anecdote about a race or whatever, then run into (no pun intended) the meat of the essay, and then make just one quick reference or tie-in back to the running thing at the very end.</p>

<p>That’s just my two cents. But hopefully that helped.</p>

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<p>Thanks so much! that really helped me…I completely understand what you’re saying and I agree as well. thanks!</p>