How to start common app essay?

<p>I can't think of anything to write about. Anyone find any techniques useful for brainstorming on the given topics?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

<p>Perhaps you should try to think about a message that you want to send to the admission officers. Maybe you want to show a certain side of your personality or something like that.</p>

<p>Then, think about an event that you could possibly write about and try to send the message that you wanted to capture in the event.</p>

<p>That’s not really how I got my topic, but you could try that :)</p>

<p>Magentaturtle gave you some very food advise! You could easily write a good essay that way. Otherwise, you could go in reverse. Think of something that means a lot to you (some event, person, work of literature, memory, something you overcame, etc.) and figure out what you learned about yourself or how you grew from it. </p>

<p>Remember this: there are no cliched topics, just cliched executions of topics!</p>

<p>Best of luck,

  • Mike</p>