I’ve finally come across the “tell us one thing we won’t know about you from your application” essay. Somehow I don’t really know what to put.
I have some essays I might be able to revamp but I’m not sure how. One is about a mission trip to Nicaragua and the things I learned what with culture and solidarity. Another is about how my biggest rival in school is also my best friend and we help each other out a lot, emphasizing relationships, collaboration and healthy competition.
Anyone have any ideas on how to fit these essays to answer the prompt, or any ideas on essay topics I might be missing?
I might be wrong on this (but this is how I did it, so I hope not!) but when they say “tell us one thing we won’t know about you” you don’t really have to do much revamping if your essay is talking about who you are as a person/grown. The way you’ve described your essays (learning about culture and solidarity/relationships) seems that they would fit perfectly! The prompt is open ended so you can basically say whatever you’d like! You don’t have to say, specifically, “you won’t know this about me.”
Talk about some small, little thing that will be nowhere else in your app. You love roller coasters, and why. You once entered a pogo stick race. What you learned from these experiences. They are trying to get to know you. Go!
It’s a 500 word essay for a 13% acceptance rate school. I need something profound that I can write 500 words on, not pogo sticks, with all due respect.
Well, now you tell us. I think pogo sticks are quite profound, but perhaps you should dig deeper. A childhood event? A moment of realization? Seeing something new for the first time? Many many supplements are restricted to 200 words or less, as my D who is applying to some very selective schools can attest.
@ianpeein You don’t need to write something profound, just unique. You’re looking at the essay completely wrong. Who else is going to write about pogo sticks? Who else is going to make a love for roller coasters tie in to a life lesson? These people read thousands of essays, and anything that you consider “profound” probably is just going to blend in with everyone else’s essay.