<p>The topic is :-
Please expand upon an aspect (s) of your academic or extra-curricular background that you feel is especially important to you and that will help us to get to know you as a person.</p>
<p>Could someone please explain me the question. I am particularly confused by the word "aspect".
What does the essay demand- I explain a extra curricular activity or why a particular quality or a personality trait in me made me pursue an activity.</p>
<p>If neither of the above, kindly explain me your perception of the essay topic.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance</p>
<p>Generally, I approached the question thinking which one of my activities am I most interested in and discribes me as a person, such as if you intern at a shelter for the abused, then GT admission staff can tell that you are compassionate about others. Or if you use a sport you really like, to elaborate on yourself and your perceptions of life, like saying you enjoy hurdling because you feel rushed and liberated when you get over each obstacle. </p>
<p>GT just wants you to tell something about yourself through an acitivity you enjoy!</p>
<p>I talked about how I started tennis and how it helped me develop work ethic, and then related it to how it helped me develop work ethic in school</p>
<p>I chose to write a compare-contrast essay on my two favorite things
skateboarding and mathmatics and how they are similar with emphasis on my hard work and passion for both.
I chose a single skateboarding event</p>
<p>@ ilyssa and jisen those topics sound unique! I wrote about my passion for lab research and how I am inspired by bacteria plates because I equate my life and what I want to fulfill to their rapid growth despite lack of nutrients. I can say my essay was kind of molecular…lol</p>
<p>I was wondering about this essay also… Would it be okay if I used my “why engineering” essay from a different application. It’s all about my passion for engineering and how it has grown/matured throughout my life… would this qualify as an aspect of my academic background?</p>
<p>Yes but just don’t make it sound recycled because GT Admissions staff can tell. If you can or if you haven’t done so, tryto make it more personal to GT. But overall, ’ a why engineering’ is execellent as long as the essay reads you and qualities that make you a fit for GT.</p>
<p>given the prompt "Given your personal background, what would you hope to learn and contribute through becoming part of this sort of campus community? " can you make this into a “why GT” essay??? talk about who you are through ur ECs and interests and passions and then finish it by saying why you would like to attend GT. do u think that would work?</p>
<p>As part of your closing paragraph, I think that would be fine. Honestly, in the last paragraph of my essay, I basically asked a few questions (concerning my career and life goals) to demonstrate that through GT, I know that I will have options and that I can fulfill all of my ambitions. But, it all depends on your approach and the sense of your essay. But, in the body of your essay you can imply “why GT” through your ECs and interests as you stated and if you say your reasons to attend GT, be sure that your sincerity comes through, especially for the reader. I hope this helps!</p>
<p>It’s not really as much ‘Why GT’ as it is what would YOU bring to GT.</p>
<p>whats the word limit on the essay? i assuming 500 words ish, right?</p>
<p>anyone want to read my essay later tonight?</p>
<p>ok I have this one essay that I wrote already that expands on one of my leadership activity. soo can anyone please read it and give me their thoughts on it?</p>
<p>ok so i’ve got a draft that’s 774 words long. it is literally everything I want to say, so can someone who has the time or is interested please help me edit the essay. i decided to do the first prompt and answered the question through using my personality. I described my personality and showed how that makes a genuine leader and used an EC activity to prove the leadership.</p>
<p>pleasee anybody help!?!?</p>