<p>Alright, this is odd. I know how I want my essay to end, but I don't know how it should go up until then.</p>
<p>I have worked at a summer camp as a counselor for the past three years, and I want to talk about how rewarding it has become to me playing a role in the kids' lives. I want to talk about how it made me more concerned with the community and less selfless.</p>
<p>I wish to end it with an excerpt from my past week, in which I ran into one of my kids at the grocery store, and they were elated to see me. It was such a heartwarming experience.</p>
<p>Actually not odd at all. Looks like you have the "bones" there and just need to flesh it out. May I recommend a book? On Writing the College Application Essay: The Key to Acceptance and the College of your Choice by Harry Bauld. It's an easy read and talks about how to develop a great essay. You can get a used copy for under $10 at Amazon.</p>
<p>"...more concerned with the community and less selfless"</p>
<p>i think you mean MORE selfless, or less SELFISH. </p>
<p>what i would suggest you do is to write out the ending that you have in mind. see what type of tone the writing is in, how much humor you're using, how formal, etc.
this is always important to me, as a writer, because it helps me keep a continuous voice and flow throughout the essay. if you the end already written, i think you will then find it easier to start (it helps me, occasionally).</p>