<p>anyone else think that these essay options leave very little room for creativity...it's killing me. therefore, i procrastinate big time</p>
<p>haha I know what you mean. Luckily I was able to expand on another essay in which I somehow managed to connect crayons to an interest in finance (yeah, that was pretty interesting). You can just try to think of something totally out there, even a minute quirk or detail of your life, and connect it to a larger idea if you haven’t got any idea where to start. It worked for me (at least, I hope it did 
).</p>
<p>I liked ND’s essays. I hate vague questions, so I liked that these ones gave me specific quotes and topics to point me in the right direction.</p>
<p>You always have the option of submitting an essay of your choice that isn’t one of the questions. That’s what I did, and it worked out OK for me.</p>
<p>i would, but that’s not one of the options this year. my guess is because they went common app. which already has that option</p>
<p>out of curiosity, for those who are answering the “different than your peers” question: what are you guys writing about? i mean not specific, but just some general thing. i.e. character trait, faith, decision-making, etc…</p>
<p>i think i’m going to tie in something about my faith</p>