<p>ok, so for my college essay they said to write about an experience that changed you. so i decided to write about my faith and a pilgrimage I recently completed. and basically my essay was all about my faith in God and how much I love my religion now. i wont say wat my faith is but my ? is ppl are telling me to change my essay b.c. its about religon and the ppl reading it might be racist. what would u do???? i spent sooooooo much time on it and evryone that reviewed it said it was GREAT essay but its just the topic. would u change it?</p>
<p>anyoneeeeee?</p>
<p>If a school is going to reject you on the basis of something incredibly important to you, do you really want to be there?</p>
<p>I agree with ubiquit0us. If your faith matters so much to you, then the schools that would reject you for it shouldn't matter to you. </p>
<p>But I have to say, that wouldn't be racism. Just prejudice.</p>
<p>I guess if your religion is considered a controversial splinter group, or a cult, you wouldn't want to include it, but I wouldn't hesitate to include an essay about any of the big 5 world religions. Of course, make sure there is enough focus on you as an individual within the general religion.</p>
<p>I know kids who wrote about their religion and had excellent admissions results. Keep it if it tells the reader something about you, and not just about your faith. If it feels right to you, send it.</p>
<p>no I'm Muslim and the reason why ppl are telling me to change it is beacuse after 911 hatred towards muslims grew. so they said that b.c. of that some ppl might not like my essay. but i wrote my essay with my heart and i just wrote about how my trip to Mecca changed me. thats it. so should I still submit it?</p>
<p>Yes, you should still submit it. The point of the essay is to tell them something about you. It sounds like you are satisfied that it does. And, to paraphrase ubiquit0us, do you really want to go to a college where that kind of essay would be held against you?</p>
<p>Send it.... If the admissions officers at the colleges you are applying to are closed-minded because of 911 it's not a place you want to go. I personally don't feel that the majority of people blame all Muslims, but maybe I'm niave. Good luck.</p>