need advice from parents about potentially risky college essay topic

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<p>I could imagine this might work if you or the boyfriend had some interesting odd twist or obstacle here…like, one of you has a significant physical or mental disability, you come from seemingly opposite backgrounds (Iranian and Israeli!! or Dad is a filthy rich stock broker and BF parents’ are convicted felons) or in the end one of you discovered that you have a different sexual preference. Then you got an interesting to unbelievable to be true essay…</p>

<p>Otherwise, this is a crazy idea as it reinforces how young and inexperienced in “life” you really are-- as there’s nothing new or exciting about your relationship with your first love-- everyone has one – ho hum. Move on…and you already posted you would.</p>

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<p>OP - I don’t mean to rain on your idea, but honestly, …</p>

<p>Put another way, surely someone who aspires to Princeton can pick a less emotionally-driven topic than this. How about an essay that doesn’t end with “And as a consequence of these unfortunate events I’ve been on Prozac for the past year.” Yes I know, way over the top. But really, what do you anticipate your essay will tell the Admissions people about you?</p>

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<p>I don’t know if you noticed, but I decided (on the first page) that you guys were right and I should not write my essay about this.
Thank you very much for all the helpful suggestions, but I think I’m good now :). I have a new topic to write about-- this one is better :P</p>

<p>Thanks again!</p>

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<p>I heard about a kid who wrote about an olive in her essay- got into some great schools</p>

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I think this is the advice you should really take away. This is good advice for any essay, but it is particularly important if the essay is edgy, or humorous, and relates to any kind of controversial topic. The adult who reads it for you should preferably be somebody who is not a member of your own family.</p>

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<p>The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread. ~Mother Teresa</p>

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<p>I was looking for love in all the wrong places…Waylon Jennings</p>

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<p>At Tufts, they mentioned that an overused topic was sweet little old grandmothers. It made them want to have a grandmother like that, but it didn’t tell them enough about the student. One they mentioned as memorable was about something simple (I think walk to the beach), but evidently it was well written and revealing.</p>

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<p>^^I agree, CO_mom–the key is to REVEAL.</p>