<p>The prompt that I chose is "Describe a place or environment where you are perfectly content. What do you do or experience there, and why is it meaningful to you?"</p>
<p>I wonder if anyone is willing to read it– I wrote about the Minnesota Zoo. Message me if you are interested!</p>
<p>Hi! I’d be interested in reading :)</p>
gibby
July 7, 2014, 1:23am
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<p>If you have to ask the question, then maybe your essay is too generic. You might want to read this thread, especially: <a href=“Pitfalls or Traps in the new Common Application essay - College Essays - College Confidential Forums ”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-essays/1526461-pitfalls-or-traps-in-the-new-common-application-essay.html</a></p> ;
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Describe a place or environment where you are perfectly content. What do you do or experience there and why is it meaningful to you? </p>
<p>Choose this prompt if
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You have a place or environment that inspires and supports you. Think of active and engaging places are you an athlete who is happiest on the field, court, track, or in the pool? Are you an actor, at your best on the stage? In the classroom? Study hall? In the garage with your band? On the computer building websites or designing graphics? Shooting video? In a religious space, or a dance studio? On a boat? This prompt is really asking about an environment or an activity that brings out your best self in terms of generosity, or drive to succeed, or team spirit, or creativity, etc.</p>
<p>Watch out for
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Writing too passively. With a 650 word limit, there is a danger here of spending a little too much time following the letter but not the spirit of this prompt by doing things like describing the physical space youve chosen for this essay. A line or two is plenty for that; whats most interesting is what you do in the space, and how it makes you feel and think.
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