<p>Hi.
So I spent a year abroad on a full scholarship, and that's mostly what I wrote my main college essay about. However, the essay is a bit unconventional and vague-ish about the specifics.</p>
<p>Now I have to write the 1000 character short essay about an extracurricular activity I've done, and while everyone says I should write about my foreign exchange, I feel like I would sound like a broken record by doing so. Instead I was thinking about writing about being on the school newspaper.</p>
<p>I guess I'm just asking for some advice. Do I write a more specific and "conventional" short essay about my exchange year, or do I write about journalism to show some diversity in my ECs?</p>