Idea topics

College Essays
1

<p>Well, I am only going to be a sophomore, but I love to write. (usually poetry). I am bored, an have no motivation for a piece of poetry, so I have decided that I am going to attempt to write a college admissions essay (from the common app) just for fun. It can't hurt right?:P
Here are my idea topics so far..</p>

<ol>
<li><p>How bullying in the seventh grade led to my bitterness/ competitiveness that compells me to be successful. (on the track, with grades, and helping others)</p></li>
<li><p>How helping a special needs gym class everyday in 8th grade taught me that acceptance is a virtue and that more has to be done to help special needs children. (specifically mention how I was the first person in the school to get an autistic girl to talk to anybody but 1 teacher and her best friend)</p></li>
<li><p>How being with my 3 year old cousin (brother) has taught me that you cannot look at everything in life through one perspective. (will also mention volunteer work with children)</p></li>
<li><p>How you can find acceptance in the strangest of places. (drama club with gays after being a conservative christian (I'm not Christian anymore) and on a stage that I used to be afraid of).</p></li>
</ol>

<p>So are my ideas bogus? Which one should I write? Any tips?</p>

<p>Thanks!!!</p>

2

<p>I like number 3, and that’s also the kind of essay admissions people like.</p>

3

<p>*I meant to say Number 2.</p>

4

<p>Thanks! My personal favorites are 1 and 2. I like 3 and 4 for their creative aspects, but I can express myself more seriously in 1 and 2.</p>

5

<p>You’d need to watch out with #1, that it doesn’t paint you as still being a bitter, excessively competitive person. It’s a good topic, but you don’t want to be seen as being a difficult person to deal with. I like #2 as well. :)</p>