I’ve spend the entire day gathering some topics that might be worth writing about.
My worry is that the essay won’t be interesting or good enough to gather the attention of admissions, so I would appreciate some advice on writing about any of the topics below (or just in general.)
Essay Topics:
-I have a personal story that I refer to as the “Angela Story”, which I’ve worked on since the (aprox.) third grade. I am probably going to write an essay on it based on previous suggestions, but it doesn’t feel like I could write it in an interesting manner. It would probably just end up sounding clumsy and awkward, especially considering the topic (how could you make it sound good at all?)
The story about a red-headed dwarf girl that wants to become a knight, and her journey to accomplish that goal. She goes on quests, fights a dragon, etc. (typical fantasy stuff).
-I am trying to get into an internship for the arts, but I don’t know if I’ll be able to do it at all (plus it would be too late to write about it even if I could.) Since we have to demonstrate some kind of skill in the arts, I mentioned a website I frequented to make music for fun (onlinesequencer.net). I’ve written some short pieces and now my band teacher wants to work on music composition with me. I don’t know how I would direct the essay if I choose this topic. (my username is bluepaintcan123, if you’re interested.)
-I guess I could write about the first time I made a dress? (I get a new hobby every five minutes, I know.) If you ignore the terrible sewing work, it actually looks nice, so I guess that’s a plus.
-The first time I tried a sport, which can be summarized as “wow, I went out of my comfort zone, made some new friends, and tried something new. I am never doing this again.”
What majors I’m interested in
-I am undecided, but for the essay questions where they ask about my major, I would probably put political science/english/philosophy (maybe journalism)
I’ve always adored being able to express and explore ideas (especially those of a controversial nature), so I feel as though something along those lines would make the most sense.
I took a class in socio-political philosophy over the summer so I guess I could write about one of my experiences in that class (I enjoyed it a lot, so this essay may be easier to write.)
I’ve also spend some spare time on debating websites like debate.org for fun.
Travels
-I could write about my vacation to my parents’ country of origin. Life there was so drastically different from here so there is a lot of potential in an essay.
What do you think? Any advice?