The question is Discuss how your family’s experience or cultural history enriched you or presented you with opportunities or challenges in pursuing your educational goals.
I talk about expectations and the role that it plays on people
I talk about coming from a asian family with high expectations for me
I describe my childhood and how they put me into every sport and music and wanted me to get straight As
I wrap up by saying that I couldn’t live up to my parents expectations but they helped me raise my own expectations and live up to them.
Thank you!
@shastrinihar602 I think this sounds like a great essay, and answers the prompt well. Good luck on writing!
@shastrinihar602 I’d say this is a very strong start to your essay planning.
Remember that the essay’s about YOU, so don’t spend too much time talking generally about expectations. Be specific about what was expected of you and how that affected you. Likewise, as your wrapping up, be specific about how you’ve raised or changed your own expectations of yourself. Details stick in your readers’ minds.
@BigGreen1769: Great advice !
“Expectations” is a wonderful topic, but be sure to avoid labeling lack of success in any one particular area as a “failure”; better to view it as a learning experience.