I HATE writing essays

Applying to College
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Wow, now I understand why people hate the admissions process. I have 3 essays due by December 10th. Since I’m taking the SAT on Dec 4th, I decided I better get my essays done during the Thanksgiving break. I did the first one tonight, and it was absolutely horrible. I had the TV on, which may have been part of the problem. But anyway, I spent about 3-4 hours just writing and analyzing and rewriting and analyzing and rewriting.

My stats are right on the average of my first choice, so my essay is the make or break for me. I just feel a ton of pressure to both get my personality across and to entertain the admissions officer who reads it. It seems almost impossible not to fall into the countless cliches at certain points in the essay. I’ve read books on essay writing and seen examples of great essays, but I just never have experienced a single event or know about a single subject that I could write an incredibly thorough and interesting 1-page paper on.

Anyone else run into this trouble? I feel like crap right now and have no idea how I’m going to write 2 more essays within the next 5 days.

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<p>Well, basically I think the best thing is to find something you can really write passionately about, (we all have something we can write really well about), and just write a quick rough draft. You basically just want to get your thoughts out there on paper. Then you can reread it, get more ideas, add or delete things, etc. Then you can write a real first draft and get some input, and such.</p>

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<p>It is OK if the first draft is horrible if the thought are good. Give it to an english teacher , brainstorm with him and then rewrite it. The hardest part is starting.</p>

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<p>Go to the nearest state university. No essays required.</p>

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<p>You're an *******, joev</p>