<p>I am stressing out about my common app essay. My guidance counselor, aunt and English teacher all read and liked it, but my mother isn't such a fan and she's really making me doubt my writing abilities and choice of topic.</p>
<p>She wants me to include references to a lot of stuff that has influenced me over the years, while I don't think it'll make such a cohesive essay if I do that, and cohesiveness and good writing is kind of the point, I think.</p>
<p>It would really help me out if somebody could look it over and give an opinion on what sort of sense they get from it about me as a person.</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>I am having the same issue, (sort of). </p>
<p>I wrote my common app essay about the effect that the death of a best friend had on me during high school, and what I learned from that death, and actually really chose to write about this topic because my mom had prompted me too very heavily.</p>
<p>However, after writing it, and feeling that although it tells a lot about my friend it also tells a lot about myself and my character, my mother is not as happy with the essay.</p>
<p>I had a few friends read the essay and an SAT tutor I used to help me study for SATs and ACTs who was previously a guidance counselor. The tutor especially thought that although I made use of the essay to tell about my friend, it definitely told a lot about myself also.</p>
<p>I then had a friend, who was close also to the friend that we lost, tell me the essay was terrible. And this is the opinion that is resonating with me the most. </p>
<p>I would be very willing to read your essay and critique in anyway I can, and tell you what I’m getting of your character, if you would be willing to read mine!</p>
<p>Thanks so much.</p>