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Colleges and Universities A-Z Rice University
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<p>::sighs:: OK, so I'm trying to figure out how exactly I'm going to write the main essay, and I'm not sure how I should interpret "perspective." I have some "diverse life experiences" as people would call them... particularly my youngest sister who is severely handicapped... but I also have an essay that I've already written that tells a story about sym-band camp and goes into my passion for music and extends that to talk about the importance of being passionate about everything I do in life rather than striving for perfection... because perfection without passion is worthless... and I really, really like this other essay. I mean, it seriously reflects some of my best work, and I'm not sure I can write as good of an essay if I start from scratch and try to tie in some stuff about my sister. Can "perspective" = "passion for what I do" or is that not quite what they are looking for? Or is this supposed to be really open-ended and this will work ok?</p>

<p>Thanks for putting up with my paranoia. : )</p>

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<p>i think your essay on your passion is FINE, and exactly what they're looking for. Dont doubt yourself kathryn. This essay is open to anything pretty much.</p>

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<p>The music-based essay sounds like a winner to me.</p>

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<p>Just as a warning -- you should be very careful with passion and music essays -- most students who write about those things tend to get very redundant...and eventually bore the counselors I bet. And a good portion of applicants do write about passion...which makes it harder for you to stand out.</p>

<p>Make sure your essay stands out! And get teacher/counselor opinions if you haven't already.</p>

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<p>I agree, jovenes. I'm fairly confident, however, that I have some things in there to make mine stand out. My counselor read through it quickly a couple of days ago and was very positive about it, and there are lots of music/passion essays that come through my school.</p>