<p>I'm having a lot of trouble with this question.
What type of answer are they looking for? I can't think of any really significant failures I've had.</p>
<p>What type of things would you guys write about?</p>
<p>Lol. If it were me, I would write about --wait, what college is this for?</p>
<p>Do a piece of self-ironic performance art. That is, let your college essay be your most significant failure.</p>
<p>Or to wrong about.</p>
<p>Lol. Say how your failures have taught you some great moral lesson, just make sure it isn’t cheesy.</p>
<p>hahahah yawn</p>
<p>Wow, you guys have been OH SO helpful.
Thanks a lot.</p>
<p>Pfft.</p>
<p>If you have to, make up a significant failure. The whole point of the prompt is to assess if you are adaptable and creative enough to take a hardship and use it to facilitate growth as a person.</p>
<p>Show that you’re human. Show that you matured as a result of something going wrong, even if the “failure” itself was relatively insignificant.</p>
<p>Talk about something you poured your heart and soul into (even if you actually didn’t) but came up short anyway. Maybe like a project/competition.</p>
<p>Um, okay. This is the best I can come up with right now?</p>
<p>One year, I practiced all summer to try out for our school musical. But I chickened out. I was so disappointed in myself, but ended up joining one of the crews instead. I ended up making amazing friends, and having a wonderful time.</p>
<p>Here are some approaches:
- The “little train that could” essay.
- The “I didn’t get what I want, but did something else, enjoyed it, and pursued it instead” essay. (this is your best bet)
- The “my failure to write” essay.
- The “my failure to say goodbye/save someone from death” essay.
- The “my failure to say ‘I love you’” essay.
- The “my failure to keep my bff” essay.
- The “my failure to accept myself/come out of my shell” essay.
Just some ideas thrown out.</p>
<p>thanks vinnyli, that really helped.</p>