I’ve written an essay that I plan to use with some of my applications, and I think that it’s, if not amazing, at least a decent example of my writing style. However, I’m having second thoughts about using it based on its topic: tattoos. Not tattoos in general, but the tattoo I’m planning on getting when I turn 18. It doesn’t dwell too much on the topic of the tattoo itself, but is mainly focused on how the symbol (a letter, in my case) that I’ve chosen reveals certain things about my personality and values. Is this too risque a topic for general use in college admissions? I keep envisioning a stuffy, perhaps elderly adcom reading it and focusing on the idea of tattoos itself rather than the content of the essay about me.
<p>It is definitely a risky subject...maybe you could find another means of bringing up this letter as a symbol in your life and how it relates to your personality.</p>
<p>Hell, think it's unique. Maybe I'm just more open than most, but I think it'd make a cool topic. Always remember: the greater the risk the greater the reward. (Even though I don't think it's a big risk.)</p>
<p>One of my essays is about blood donation...but my first paragraph implies that I'm a) getting the death penalty or b) doing heroin.</p>