<p>so ill be applying ED to penn this year, and i was thinking of essay topics to write about… i was looking over the commonapp essay questions and i came up with some ideas for the 1st one (experience that impacted my life). id really appreciate it if you could give me some feedback on which topic might be better and i could PM you the essay once im done with it</p>
<li><p>how football impacted my life -> grew out of the shy/low-self esteem individual to mature, determined, etc., helped me do better in school, stay focused</p></li>
<li><p>how i was born in the US and didnt know my korean culture/roots, didnt respect it etc., but when i visited korea over summer and came back i “found” my culture and started to respect it</p></li>
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<p>i also recently went to a track camp at penn and i talked with 1 of the advisors and i told her that i was real interested in attending the school because i went there many times for camps, and track meets (penn relays) so she told me that it would be a good idea to mention that in my essay… how do you think i should go about doing that?</p>
<p>Um...how about teling about the first time you lost a tooth or when you realize that Santa didnt exist (you can call it something like the biggest conspiracy in the history of childkind).</p>
<p>Your topics are too boring/unoriginal. Hasnt it ever occured to you that admissions officers read like thousands of essays about kids and their love of (insert sport here) or people and their (insert cultural identity essay topics here). Come on like what the black dude at Swarthmore said: Admissions officers can be very cynical people at 2 in the morning.</p>
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i also recently went to a track camp at penn and i talked with 1 of the advisors and i told her that i was real interested in attending the school because i went there many times for camps, and track meets (penn relays) so she told me that it would be a good idea to mention that in my essay..
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<p>Dont take everything advisors say as you have to do it. I would mention it in an interview . Let your activities stand for themselves.</p>
<p>It's not the topic, it's what you do with the topic.</p>
<p>Pick whatever topic allows you to be personal, detailed, and revealing, to write something that only you could write. Write like that, and it won't matter whether other people have used your topic.</p>