<p>I just sat down to start brainstorming for my essay for Deerfield, and I was confused by the prompt. This is what we're supposed to write about:</p>
<p>"Each student at Deerfield has a faculty advisor who guides his or her academic choices and serves as a personal counselor. Please write an essay on what you think would be valuable for your advisor to know about you. Include your goals, hopes and expectations, as well as the influences that have most shaped your life."</p>
<p>When it says to include my goals, hopes and expectations, does that mean for my whole life or just my goals for Deerfield? Also, does this have to be a formal essay with a thesis statement, three paragraphs with arguments that support my thesis, and examples to support my arguments? Or is this more informal? Thanks so much, I'm really confused!</p>