For one of my applications I need to write an essay about a book I would recommend. I genuinely loved The Catcher In The Rye but everyone is required to read that in high school so I know it’s gonna be overused lol. But I also think it’s a bad idea to write about something more modern like The Hunger Games. Any tips?
The point of the essay is to
1.) assess your intellectual engagement with texts
2.) get some insiggt into your opinions and personality
3.) assess your writing skills.
The point is not to see how obscure a book you can come up with. Write an honest answer. Stop trying to game the system.
Not trying to “game the system”. Just wanted a bit of advice. Thanks anyway
Well . . .what other books have you read that you like? Time to brainstorm . . . .
Honestly just pick books that you genuinely like. Catcher in the Rye is fine as long as you can write adequately about it. Colleges want to see how well you write and also get some insight on your personality.