Opinions on these potential essay topics

College Essays
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<p>Hi, I've been thinking about essay topics that relate to my personal life and have influenced who I am, and I am thinking of two. Both, in some way or the other, influence my inclination towards being a math major (though i don't have to say this in the essay).</p>

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<li>My frequent use of "math tricks" on my friends and teachers during junior year. Basically, I would try to invent or search up calculation tricks and amaze my friends with them. I would challenge them to figure them out (just as I did to those that I found). This has influenced my humorous nature and my desire to apply math/science in interesting ways.</li>
<li>My life as a gamer. A bit misleading, since 500 words is not nearly enough to describe my whole life playing video games. I could talk about how my 2 brothers and I used to always play Super Smash Bros. on the weekends and how that has helped to form a bond between us. Also, my interest in strategy games and eventually competitive gaming influenced my problem solving skills in math competitions.</li>
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<p>Ideas on both of these? Im still brainstorming.</p>

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<p>Wow! Good ideas! The first one sounded more appealing because you could combine more aspects of your personality: humor, inquisitive, intelligent, etc. Also, you could definitely apply the math tricks and talk about how that influenced your math competitions as well. Colleges want a student who will take advantage of all the opportunities on campus, and I feel the first prompt depicts you as more active I guess. Of course you could execute both of them and see which result you like better. Best of luck to you!</p>

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<p>I personally like the gamer essay. Well probably I’m a gamer as well xD. What games do you play? But I would choose the first essay topic since its a bit more creative and appealing.</p>