<p>Hey guys, </p>
<p>I know its early, but I am trying to narrow down my list of potential essays for college apps. so that I can write some great essays this summer. If you could tell me which (if any = D) of the topics below seem to be solid essay topics.</p>
<li><p>I come from a Serbian family (my Grampa came here after WW2). Ultimately, I was indifferent toward my heritage until I took a trip to Serbia and saw that while it was an very poor nation, morality and love is characteristic of the public there. Additionally, I saw some of the damage done to Kosovo (an old part of Serbia) by the Balkan Wars, particularly to an orphange where my Grandpa’s father had come from. This sight (and the poverity of the country) inspired me to start a charity for Serbian orphans, where I raised 1000 dollars personally.</p></li>
<li><p>Founded school science club. My school is moderately small and had NO science based activities until I created this club. As a result, students like me were able to volunteer at the Red Cross through this club, do science olympiad, run informal experiments, and next year do USABO.</p></li>
<li><p>My struggle to find God. I was raised as by my family to be a devote Christian who rejected many scientific principles such as evolution. However, after taking Bio and AP Bio, I started to deeply question if God did really exist because obviously the Earth is not 6000 years old and evolution is basically a fact. However, after spending ALOT of time reading books from authors like Francis Collins and talking to both pastor and my AP Chem teacher, I managed to reach an equilibrium between faith and science. </p></li>
<li><p>Death of my Uncle who basically was my hero when I was younger. When I was a kid, I basically put him on a pedestal and thought he couldnt do anything wrong. Additionally, he instilled in me a love of science and nonstop, hard work. However, after his death (at an early age due to heart problems), I was forced to accept that some of the principles I learned from him weren’t perfect and that I needed to make my life more open to a balance betwen fun and learning/school. </p></li>
<li><p>Last one. This is kind of similar to one. I was raised to believe that anyone can achieve the American Dream alone through hard work. However, after extensive volunteering at downtown Omaha, my church, and for Serbia, I came to the conclusion that some people are simply born so disadvantaged that success without any external help is almost impossble. Thus, those who have excess wealth need to contribute to the lower class to enhance their standard of living and make success a possibility to the downtrodden. </p></li>
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<p>Tell me what you thing of these topics! Any advice is greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Thanks,
Robbie</p>