<p>The best essays are usually never about college. If I had to be in the shoes of an admission's officer, I would look forward to those unusual essays because I'd probably be bored to hell by the end of week 1.</p>
<p>My common app essay was about how no one can pronounce my name. I also referenced Pokemon -_-</p>
<p>I just finished writing my common app personal essay, and while it is well-written, I also have to say that the subject is really weird...I'm not sure if i should use it as a college essay...the topic is unusual and doesnt really relate to cornell or any other school...it doesnt have anything to do w/colleges at all.</p>
<p>mine is about how last summer I went on a trip w/my grandmother to the tiny rural village in eastern pakistan where she grew up, and somehow ended up taking a course at a local cultural center on gel candle making w/a group of other women who basically made gel candles for a living or did it as a hobby.</p>
<p>did anyone else write an essay on a weird/unusual topic that they used?</p>
<p>I wrote about fishing, and I must say it is a masterpiece.</p>
<p>my essay is about how i was afraid of what others thought and didnt really participate because of this etc... (u know, the typical teenage stuff) and how last summer, i went to this trip and met this kid who was outgoing and there, i made more friends than i have ever made in my whole school career. I know it's sort of cheesey, but it matters to me, so i like it</p>
<p>That's good =P</p>
<p>kevinscool - hey its not really cheesy - i'd say it's a lot more original than an essay on 'why education is important to me' or 'why getting into college has been the goal of my life'...not that those are necessarily bad.</p>
<p>i did put a little bit of humor into mine, but it's introspective as well
glad to know i'm not the only one w/a 'weird' topic</p>
<p>I wrote about how I was skipping band class one day and I ended up in an abandoned hallway at my middle school and how I found a dusty old bassoon there. Then I said how much I sucked at bassoon, but it was okay because there was no one to compete with... so no one knew how bad I was... I went on to say how that shaped me into who I am today-- it doesn't matter how much I suck, as long as I try, even when no one else has the courage to do it... yeah, pretty weird, but different (I think) :D</p>
<p>mine was about William Wallace.
It was me in the place of him running up a mountain, and then how i was just listening to the theme song on my ipod. (inspiring, determined, blah, blah).</p>
<p>Any1 wanna exchange essays and give each other critique? ANyone have AIM or something?</p>
<p>i wouldn't mind reading anyone else's, I appreciate good writing b/c it inspires me.
Fajiste - I definitely wouldn't mind reading yours, since it's a 'masterpiece' and it's on fishing, which is pretty original</p>
<p>I wrote about the significance of elevators and I got accepted..hahah. I think it was best personal essay I wrote though.</p>
<p>wow that is the most unusual/original one i've heard so far...this thread is making me feel better about writing about gel candle-making...
...which is, btw, a complicated and extrenous (sp?) process, and not as easy as one would think</p>
<p>i wrote about a light in the darkness.... :D</p>
<p>ohhh I love making gel candles! I've only made a few of them last year, but I stopped because of how much I kept messing up and wasting gel...Hahha. I think thats a really creative topic molly4190</p>
<p>I answered the diversity question with a story about my "rich white friend from New Jersey"... it worked :)</p>
<p>yousonofatree - yeah it is really fun, but i messed up a lot too. you see, i was in another country where i dont really speak/understand the language that well so i didnt really get it at first haha</p>
<p>oh and melting gel on a stovetop in the middle of august in the deserts of pakistan....its HOT haha</p>