<p>A book I recently read strongly implied that a college essay should have to do with your intended academic interest.</p>
<p>In other words, say you wanted to go into International Relations. . .Then it would be best if your essay was about your amazing life-changing experience interning at the UN or something.</p>
<p>Do you think that's true? Could an insightful slice-of-life essay potentially complement an application just as well? Like an essay just about an every day thing, or an influential but not-academic experience?</p>
<p>Any advice about writing essays you'd like to include would really be helpful.</p>
<p>Very much so. It does not have to be about your intended major/ interest (Many don’t even know!). The admissions committee is just trying to get to know you better. </p>
<p>Here are three essays I wrote about:
Living in a rural area all my life
A specific experience in Boy Scouts
A church trip to Mexico which opened my eyes</p>
<p>Hope this helps! Best of luck whatever you decide to write about!</p>
<p>Yeah in fact, sometimes an essay that you think is an average topic or not meant for a college essay turns out to be one of the better ones. They are more unique and can actually show more about the personality of the student if written well. Best of luck.</p>
<p>So it’s agreed then, even if a student doesn’t show an extremely strong passion (i.e. science, politics) simply thru. activities and such, an essay more about the student’s personality is better?</p>
<p>Imagine you meet a stranger, and start telling him the story you plan to write about in your college admissions essay. If after 3-5 minutes he’s still interested in you and wants you to keep going, you probably have a good topic.</p>
<p>Just remember, focus on telling an interesting story, stay away from being philosophical and you’ll be good.</p>