<p>Hi, I was wondering if I could PM someone on here some possible essay topics I've been considering for the common app. I'm not sure how good they are or if they are good enough for my top school(s) so I would like to have some different opinions. Thanks!</p>
<p>Please don’t PM me, but I think I can help you out here. </p>
<p>It’s impossible to predict from a topic whether an essay will turn out to be good or bad. You can write a great thought provoking essay about any topic, you can also write a horrible essay about any topic. It all comes down to content, tone and execution. And there isn’t an easy way out – you have to sit down and write a first draft on each essay topic to see where it takes you. Only then, after you have completed 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 first drafts on different essay topics can you objectively compare them and decide which one you like better. </p>
<p>Best of luck to you.</p>
<p>Thank you @gibby that does make sense. I just wanted someones opinion on the topic itself. I have one that is a little out there, and one that is more safe. I wanted to hear someone’s thoughts on both topics to see if its either a) TOO out there or b) TOO safe</p>
<p>The safe essay could turn out to be TOO boring and cliche; the “TOO out there” could be just right but the tone could be TOO much – as I said before, there’s no easy way out. Ask again after you have written a first draft on each. It’s really the only way you’ll be able to know – and your essay is way too important to rely on a complete stranger for advice.</p>