<p>hmmm i didn't really have a strong grasp on how i should approach this. i went through some various events of barack obama's presidency and addressed how i would have advised him to act differently. do you think this is the gist of what they're asking us to do?</p>
<p>Yes sort of. But frankly I would not choose Barack Obama because
- Politically charged people = iffy
- So cliched
- There will be 42957245 Obama essays
- The second you use “change” in your essay the adcom will let out a veritable groan of pain</p>
<p>But if you think you can pull it off, by all means go for it.</p>
<p>Our son did this essay in all conversation mode. I know they did put any particular length, but what have others done?</p>
<p>I definitely would not do mine in a conversational mode. They were very specific - saying ‘analytical’ about 5 times in 10 sentences.</p>
<p>I would definitely not do political stuff. Like idontjoke said, it’s cliched, tons of people will do it, politics is always a touchy subject.</p>
<p>Current student here…
No offense to any of you, but I’d say at least 25% of my class at CMC wrote about a political figure. Honestly, the content is NOT the most important part of the essay. It’s about a fresh view, good writing, and a creative topic. If you want to write about Obama, go ahead and do it. Make your Obama essay stand out among the inevitable pile of them. Seriously. Write about who you want to write about.</p>
<p>I wrote about Obama and was accepted…granted the topic was a bit different. I’m not sure what you’re planning on majoring in, but honestly–if you’re a huge Gov nerd (like me…), you’d be doing yourself a disservice NOT writing about a political/government figure. Write what you know. Also, to advise a political figure, you don’t need to agree with their opinions…</p>
<p>I ended up making mine political - but it was DEFINITELY a unique topic that I doubt any other applicant will write on. But we’ll see what happens come April!</p>