<p>This is a fairly pointless post, as I've already applied EA, but what is the general consensus on "themeless" essays? </p>
<p>I wrote two essays - one constructed of small anecdotes from childhood strung together to give a sense of myself and then linking growing up poor to being creative, and a supplemental essay that was very abstract. It was more about how I saw the world, all the enjoyment in random, everyday things, and how much I wanted to learn (except... you know... not that blunt and cheesy) all done in literary language. </p>
<p>When I showed it to people, they generally liked it but a few made the comment of, "What's your topic?" and "I don't know if they like themeless essays." Does an essay have to have a very sharp focus to be good?</p>