<p>I'm having the greatest difficulty with approaching these two essays. I'm finding that it's hard to really do this without laundry-listing, and laundry-listing is not only the worst way to write an essay, but it also makes addressing all of the questions in Essay 2 rather complicated. </p>
<p>I guess, if I'm going to be asking one single question through this post to any Gates veterans, it's this: How do I tackle Essay 2 (subjects in which you had difficulty + why + how)? The essay asks for so much junk that's it's rather difficult to me to get very specific.</p>
<p>I would say focus on one or two subjects and go in depth about why you struggle (is it because you can’t visualize the math? Or because you grew up in a not-English speaking household so grammar is tough? etc) and then show improvement and that you worked through the problems instead of just letting the problems plague you.</p>
<p>Hmm, so it wouldn’t be too horrible with focusing on just one subject? I just really hate how…demanding the question is. A question about a subject you’ve had difficulty in is hard enough to answer, especially since the use of the word “subjects” makes it sound like it’s asking for academics, and I’m a 4.0 unweighted kind of student.</p>
<p>Then…say something along the lines of your worst subject (there has to be one that you relatively had a worse time in than others) and say how despite that you still managed a 4.0 UW GPA.</p>
<p>Thanks NYSP2010, you were of great help through my application process. Btw, go Cal!</p>
<p>Yeah, GO BEARS! :)</p>