<p>I'm applying to Georgetown and the essay question has given me a lot of trouble, along with any other open ended questions. It is basically:</p>
<p>Write an essay that you feel best describes you</p>
<p>I am recycling most of my essays from other universities but I can't seem to find one that I can recycle well. The whole thing about "best describing" me is nebulous and scary at the same time. So I had a setback essay but I'm not sure that it best describes me. Now I'm thinking I might write about where I'm from and how it's shaped who I am but I'm not really sure.... any kind of help or ideas would be greatly appreciated!!!</p>
<p>well, we don't know you, so helping is kinda hard.</p>
<p>However, I'd suggest you make a list a words, phrases, etc. that you feel describe you. Then highlight the things you think are most important. That'll give you an idea of where to start, anyhow.</p>
<p>It seems that everything i think of is either too broad, too narrow, or doesn't fit or whatever. I have one about diversity that I definietly think is a no. Then there's one about coming from Iowa and how I want to share and gain perspectives, or the setback one... about how I was horrible at tennis and worked really hard to improve (kind of cliche).</p>
<p>Yes, a while ago. That is actually how I came up with the tennis idea (wanted to portray hard work, etc), so I began writing it. I THEN found that it also fit my setback prompt I needed. So it's not that I am opposedto writing a new essay, I'm just confused and unsure that my original idea was that great</p>
<p>Well, it all depends on how you write it, but your original idea can work.</p>
<p>An essay I used for a topic like this was how I never cleaned my room. Not cleaning my room doesn't describe all of me (and while it describes part, laziness isn't really something I wanted to be known for), but the other things I included helped describe other parts of me. So basically, almost any topic can work for a prompt this open ended.</p>