<p>I am really confused with this . I cant decide a topic for my essay . ( i currently have to write an essay for drexel university on any topic . </p>
<p>My Ec's inlcude :-</p>
<p>I am the Writer/actor/producer/director of a movie that i have made on soccer . It includes around 40 students i picked from my school. ( my school Principal is a fan)</p>
<p>I am the vice - captain of my school team - soccer</p>
<p>I have worked as a repair/technician at an IT company (fixing computers , assistant , Repair guy, paid well)</p>
<p>Sales promoter at the GITEX Technology Week 2007,2008</p>
<p>I had setup a workshop in my garage in my summer holidays - i fixed cars , radio sets , TV's etc </p>
<p>I am in the same situation as you. My advice is to avoid talking about EC’s, academics, etc, because it is already included int eh rest of your application.</p>
<p>My understanding is that you have to talk about some situation you were in, and then morph it into something that tells people about you. If you are writing the ‘why this college’ essay, then talk about how your situations/experiences made you want to go into a specific field.</p>
<p>^well you don’t HAVE to write about that, eh? </p>
<p>Here’s what I think:
-What are you fervent about? This doesn’t have to mean ECs or school, but any issues? Any people? A past event (either in your life or not)? etc.
-List a few (five, six maybe) of these things that you are passionate about AND believe that you could easily write an essay for.
-Do some thinking and determine which essay topic(s) will tell the adcoms the most about yourself, will make the best essay, and will make you come accross as a person that colleges want to admit.</p>
<p>You are given a lot of freedom. Use it to your advantage.</p>
<p>And, I don’t know if you fixing stuff during summer vacation would be listed as an EC on your app. If not, I think this is something colleges should know about. I could see a pretty good common app personal essay branching off you fixing things. You could also write your short answer about that, as well. Even if you do list it as an EC, it’s a good one to write about. It’s not like math team or journalism club. It’s original and seems pretty cool.</p>
<p>1)From grade 7 i always wanted to get in to the soccer team , but was fat and not that good of a player . But after 2 years of dieting and practising with my friends i made it to the team in Grade 9 and I am the vice captain for the senior years . </p>
<p>2)As listed above in my E.C.'s I am good at fixing stuff i am not talking about aeroplanes but hair dryers , sometimes cell phones … I tell them about my experience about a summer in India when i had opened up a workshop in my garage and continued working towards what i like or describe a few incidents related to it , about how my grandmother was once sad because her alarm clock was broken (which in fact my grandpa had given her) and she was sad … seeing her I emotional and i tried to open up and fix the watch … which i could’nt … but then this incident made me more prone to learning what i don’t know . </p>
<p>3)I can write about how i cannot trace back to my origins/race because i am an indian born in a city in India then moved to a union territory in India and lived there for a few years … then moved to the UAE … where i am currently living </p>
<p>4) OR how I have changed High schools in pursuit of achieving the most challenging education . </p>
<p>The thing is … there is just so much I can write … how can I eloborate on each point … i mean 300 words/500 words are a lot … what do i include … </p>
<p>^What to include, once you have chosen a topic, is up to you. Generally, college essays have an opening anecdote and a somewhat reflective conclusion. The middle is where you connect the two, which you can do in many different ways. </p>
<p>There are other structures than the one I referenced above, but I think the one above is the most simple to start with. Once you finish your first essay you can try playing around with different structures or different forms of evidence or anything else. </p>
<p>And in my opinion, if it matters, 2 and 3 seem like the best ideas. Since you are looking at techy schools, 2 would probably be the safest bet. But then again, many of these engineering schools will ask you why you want to be an engineer, so having two essays discussing you fixing things is redundant. I think 3 would be better if you were looking at a more intellectual/anthropologic (?) school that would be interested in learning about ancestry degradation, it’s effect on you, how you propose to change it, etc, or, as I mentioned before, a way to diversify your application.</p>
<p>As far as the writing goes, you don’t need a title. A way to make the reader want to read the essay is called a hook. It is generally a controversial, bold one line statement that somehow relates to what you are trying to say. For example, someone I know mentioned how they were an addict in their first line. He/she then went on to explain how they were addicted to working hard.</p>
<p>Senior0991 … where are u currently ( i mean college … i was going through the previous thread u have made … i too am interested in combining a science and a commerce degree . But HS grades are a problem for stanford … rice … and the others … u can chance or help me out on my previous thread .) </p>
<p>I am currently working on drexel’s write on any topic essay … but i cant seem to found an appropriate heading … i am writing about 2) - Mentioned above . </p>
<p>Just off the topic … i am not able to get a few words in mind … ( what is a word to describe a moment where i was weak … dint know what to do … (Its a more intellectual word for a freak out ( but within myself) ) … Google officially sux (NOT) … i cant find words !</p>
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