Exeter Essays: Poll

Prep School Admissions
1

<p>I like to know what essays are popular among Exeter applicants. What is your choice of the essays and reasons of your choice if you like. I chose essays 1 and 4. I don't know what to do about #2.</p>

<ol>
<li>Tell us about something you learned on your own. </li>
<li>Tell us about your neighborhood and how it has shaped you. </li>
<li>Describe a moment when you felt challenged, successful, or overwhelmed, and how you handled it. </li>
<li>Write on a topic or activity about which you are passionate.</li>
</ol>

2

<p>Essay choice number 3 and 4. I’m writing number 4 right now.</p>

3

<p>Lol same, I also did 3 and 4.</p>

4

<p>Isn’t #3 a little tricky, especially overwhelmed and how you handled part?</p>

5

<p>@pulsar,
Yeah, #3 was pretty hard. I think my essay turned out alright. But, #4 is much easier IMO, and you have more freedom with it.</p>

6

<p>Looks like no takers for #2, may be I should try lol, only if I knew how.</p>

7

<p>I’m doing #2 :slight_smile: for my second essay, i’m having difficulty picking between 1 and 4. </p>

<p>pulsar, i always thought you were a parent?! wowee</p>

8

<p>omg #2? Do most of your friends live in your neighborhood? May be you are in a city?</p>

9

<p>Doing 1 and still choosing between 3 and 4</p>

10

<p>I wrote 1 and 2</p>

11

<p>2 & 4 tentatively but i’m not sure.</p>

<p>I live in small town usa, but I have a good idea for number 2…hm…</p>

12

<p>2 and 4. I only picked 2 because another school had almost the same question but it was worded something like, “Describe the world you came from and how it has shaped you.” I think it was Hotchkiss… (:</p>

13

<p>intrinsically, smelltheroses: Are you sure your neighborhood shaped you or is it primarily your family and may be friends?</p>

14

<p>pulsar;</p>

<p>a specific place in my neighborhood.</p>

15

<p>Stats so far: Essay#1 - 3, #2 - 4, #3 - 2, #4 - 5. Essays 1 & 3 are least popular.</p>

16

<p>1 and 4</p>

<p>ten char</p>

17

<p>I’m doing 1 and 3… 1 turned out great, 3 not so much lol</p>

18

<p>I changed my mind.</p>

<p>Now working on 1, and 4. But 4 has a bit of 2 in it too.</p>

19

<p>i just printed my essays, now i have to write again them with my terrible handwriting :(</p>

20

<p>1 and 4, 1 was honestly just mediocre, but 4 was DA BOMB. Best essay i’ve ever written.</p>