Is this a cliche topic?

College Essays
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<p>So, basically for the common app essay I was thinking about submitting an essay about how I was so sure that I was going to win an event at our HS State Champs for swimming, but then I lost and so I learned the perils of arrogance, etc. I also have a little in it about how the following summer I decided to push myself harder so it wouldn't happen again, and how I learned that failure can teach the most important lessons we learn in life.</p>

<p>I think it's written okay, but I was just wondering, is this topic a huge cliche?</p>

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<p>There are no cliche topics, just cliche versions of presenting a topic (views on a topic).</p>

<p>But with that said, learning negatives of ignorance and learning from failure are very common in college essays</p>

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<p>It sounds pretty cliche to me, to be honest. Writing about how hard you’ve worked to improve as a swimmer in a more original way might be a better choice.</p>