<p>so I love working with kids and it shows in my ec's ... should I also emphasize that in my essays or should I talk about something else?
actually I was thinking about writing an essay about overcoming adversity (bullying)... basically I was on this volleyball team and I couldn't even hit the ball cuz I had no experience.. and then I worked really hard to improve by practicing everday in my backyard with a soccer ball and basketball... and became one of the top players on the team.. and made the "A" team the next year.. i guess I'm trying to show that I'm "determined" but it doesn't really show in my grades... lol ... so I don't know if I should use that
thank you :)</p>
<p>Pick something that shows your passion for learning, life and you will be fine. Be unique and be yourself. That’s what shines in essays.</p>
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<p>You do not, repeat do not, want to repeat in your essay what can be found elsewhere in your application. Really.</p>
<p>Your choice of essay topic is important because it gives the college a way to evaluate your preferences, values and your mental process, therefore, it should reveal something important about you that CANNOT be gleaned from the other elements of your application package. </p>
<p>You don’t want to waste space, essentially, telling them something they will already know from reviewing your application. </p>
<p>Your experience with bullying could make for a winning essay, if you talk about the experience in terms of how it changed your perspective in some way, or lessons it taught you. I mean, look, you took a difficult experience and used it to improve your performance, AND become one of the top players on the team. Alot of kids would have simply given up. You didn’t. This reveals something positive about your character – your determination and maturity – that you have a clear and vivid story to use as support/evidence for. </p>
<p>One of the questions you want to ask yourself after you complete your essay is, “did I make the connection between an important event in my life and how that event reveals the way I think about things, the way I view the world?” And the story of how
you overcame bullying and actually used the experience to improve your life does this. I think it’s essay gold. : )</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>ahah sorry I’m really picky :
do you guys think that maybe the volleyball topic is too cliche?</p>
<p>I don’t think the volleyball topic is too clich</p>
<p>:D 
hehe THANK YOU SO SO MUCH !!!</p>