<p>Hi all,</p>
<p>I wanted to run some ideas past CC because unlike me, you all seem to be very familiar with these prompts and how they work. I'll start off by saying that my ideas are somewhat boring because I'm a pretty boring person. I have little to no adversities and I've pretty much lived a normal life. So if you look at my ideas and think "holy s**t this is boring," then there you go. Oh and I'm planning to be a CS major.</p>
<p>Idea : Failure prompt - I applied to a bunch of internships over the summer which I thought I was pretty qualified for and got rejected. Probably cause i'm not in college or too young or smth. After like the 1000th or so rejection, my friends and I started our own company/non-profit and I did web design for them and site management w/e. Shows that I took the initiative to start own company and drive blah blahb
Comments: It ties in with my major and that's about it. My biggest issue with this idea is cliche. I think this whole prompt just sets me up to write a cliche essay. I don't really want to do that.</p>
<p>That's about the closest to an idea that I have. I have some other thoughts, but they're not well put together. Here they are:</p>
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<li>I made a lot of money online ( couple thousand) making websites and doing advertising stuff and most of it was sent to my summer school tuition and clothes/books/things we didn't have the money for. Maybe thinking of doing it with the last prompt, with the transition to adulthood. However, much like my initial plan, my idea seems kind of lame. It didn't have a substantial life changing effect because I was making money on top of my parents;we were never in debt or broke and the items I was buying weren't necessities.</li>
<li>I could use the same idea for the first prompt. Meh.</li>
<li>I could make my place that I am content be the the interwebs or something. Not really feeling it. Sounds cliche again.</li>
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<p>I'd love to have any opinions on what I should write about. Id appreciate any help given at all!</p>
<p>Oh and don't mind the grammar. It's 2 AM, cut me some slack.</p>
<p>Anyone? Oh and don’t hesitate to tell me if I’m approaching it all wrong or something.I’m all ears</p>
<p>I think your idea is a good one - how adversity and failure to get a internship led you to create your own opportunities. The essay is less about the “failure” than where the adversity led you. Focus on what you and your friends created.</p>
<p>@vamominvabeach </p>
<p>Thanks vamominavabeach!I really appreciate your response. Yeah! I kind of liked it too, but a friend of mines (who coincidentally goes to my dream school) shot it down for being cliche. She said I should try to explore my ideas more, but I don’t have very many.</p>
<p>I think the main idea will probably be fine - make sure that you keep a hopeful tone and that you focus more on your solution (the website etc.) than your rejections.</p>
<p>Also, keep in mind that while your essay has to be interesting, the topic doesn’t have to be - last year I wrote about a time when I tried to fix a vacuum (I’m terrified of germs and dirty things so it was written kind of humorously) and this year I’m writing about how I collect and am influenced by books (I want to be a librarian so this is important). They’re both pretty mundane topics, but the vacuum one worked very well and I expect the book one to as well…</p>
<p>@LAMuniv </p>
<p>Hey LAMuniv! Thanks for the response. I’m glad you like the idea. However, do you not consider it cliche? I will definitely focus on the solution.</p>
<p>I think you’re right about not having to write abuot a “deep” topic . I just feel that as a writer, I’m not talented enough to be able to work with every subject/prompt w/e. I’ll definitely consider it though. Also, did you write your college essays last year?? Are you in college now? If so , why are you writing more? Just curious.</p>
<p>I’m stuck on whether or not I think it’s cliché… I think that each inidivudal part may be cliché (getting turned down from great opportunities and starting you own company) but together it may not be - I think it’s a kind of unique reaction to “failure,” deciding to do it yourself, in a way. </p>
<p>I applied to college last year as a physics major and was accepted to multiple tech and research schools, but then I changed my mind and I now want to be an English major, so I said no to all of the schools I was accepted to and I’m applying to totally different colleges this year. :)</p>
<p>@LAMuniv </p>
<p>My friend did mention that if I could write it in a certain way, it wouldn’t be as cliche. I like how you put it though.</p>
<p>Wow, that’s interesting. That’s unfortunate, but I’m sure you made the right decision. Good Luck! </p>
<p>Thank you! Good luck to you as well! :)</p>