Essay Help?

Applying to College Common and Coalition Application
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<p>I can't think of anything profound to write about. The given prompts are difficult for me to work with, so I really want to do the Topic of Your Own Choice. I can't really think of anything great in my life to write about. I haven't done anything super rewarding like teach English to Somalian kids. I don't have any great skills like solving Rubik's Cubes in 10 seconds. </p>

<p>I thought about writing an ABCD (American Born Confused Desi/ Indian) essay, but that seems kind of hackneyed and cliched. My brother also wrote an essay in this mold, and I plan on applying to a lot of the same places that he did. </p>

<p>I already wrote an essay, but I'm not a big fan of it. It seems to pessimistic and better than thou.</p>

<p>I'm confident in my writing, it's just that I need something to write about. If you guys could please guide me into choosing an essay topic, that would be greatly appreciated.</p>

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<p>It’s great that you’re not writing an essay on how amazing your experience teaching English to Somalian kids was, because those are boring and often border on insincerity.</p>

<p>I recommend writing your essay the extracurricular activity in which you were most involved and/or about which you were most passionate (ideally, these are one and the same, but with the way people play the game these days, you never know…). This will bring this particular EC to life and prove that you did something more than what was necessary to stick an item on a resume. Focus on how you’ve made an impact on your school, community, or organization if you can.</p>

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<p>Thanks RedSeven. I will try and do that</p>