<p>For my essay, would it be possible to inter-link all of my activites into one main theme(i.e. com. service, clubs,...)?</p>
<p>For example, I would link some of my activities into an essay about political awareness and how I promote it would help the college community.</p>
<p>well anything is possible.
if you believe that you can string those all together and form a strong essay then by all means go for it.</p>
<p>A lot of the time, they are looking for you to talk about something different in the essay, something that they did not learn about you from the rest of the essay, so be careful that the essay doesn't just become a in depth ramble about your activities.</p>
<p>They can see that from reading your activity list; tell them something personal.</p>
<p>I don't really write well from personal experience. I'm more comfortable with writing about my passions and goals.</p>
<p>The common app. gives you a chance to pick a choice for the topic of your essay. I might write about how my ECs tie in to one of my passions. I might tie in community servie and some clubs.</p>
<p>I'm not giving my full topic away yet because I still have to go through some revisions and brainstorming.</p>
<p>I think that’s actually a good idea. Writing about how your ec’s connect to your passion will distinguish you from someone who, say, just did the ec’s to get into college and isn’t really truly passionate about political awareness. if you don’t write the essay, then you’re assuming that a tired admission officer will be able to piece together your activities and see what you’re passionate about in the fifteen minutes s/he devotes to your app</p>
<p>isn’t revealing your passion personal? linking your activites in a laundry list and linking them together while revealing your passion is two different things.</p>
<p>I’m linking my activities to show that I have 1 passion(i.e. community serivce, music, education, etc.).</p>
<p>I’m still brainstorming more topics.</p>
<p>It makes a lot of sense to show that you have done your activities because they are all a part of single driving passion that you have. The only warning I would give is to, as 1MX said, make sure that it is personal and doesn’t read like you’re just pushing your activities. The activities are just evidence for your point in the essay, so just make sure the essay doesn’t revolve around them.</p>
<p>I think it could be wonderful. Good luck.</p>
<p>Thanks whirlybird. </p>
<p>I’ll try to put personal experiences from each activity to connect them toward one passion- either community service or music.</p>
<p>I’ve always wanted to improve my school and I’ve always loved playing music. I might try to connect both of them(of course, through experiences).</p>
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Even the impossible! :D</p>
<p>i don’t want to rain on anyone’s parade, but i think this essay could be tricky, and potentially problematic. although i can tell you will plan and write this essay well, the idea itself just doesn’t sound exciting. even if your essay is the best one like this, there are bound to be others that convey the same message (“I have a passion for serving my community; this is demonstrated, in part, by my ECs.”) I just think there are cleverer ways of mentioning your ECs in an essay. : /</p>