<p>I want to stress the majority of the colleges i am applying to are Catholic colleges.
My topic would be about how my early childhood best friend was recently accused of rape. I would touch upon the moral confusion of giving support to a friend and the obvious. I would conclude about discussing how everyone thinks they have their moral compass already calibrated but then something happens and you have to reevaluate your own sense of morality.</p>
<p>Too risque?!?!</p>
<p>No, I think it’s good. I think it’s very courageous that you would be willing to talk about it, that is TRULY a difficult moral dilemma that anyone can see the weigh of. It’s much better than “oh, my friend offered me one answer to one of the tests and I had to make this tremendous moral decision whether to listen to her” kind of thing. It’s a very interesting topic, something the adcoms would want to read about. Do approach it with caution though, so you don’t sound like you condone rape or anything (but I guess that is just common sense, I’m sure you’ll use discretion) </p>
<p>Good luck! Mine was a moral dilemma that was pretty heavy as well. I visited a prison, and saw all its squalor and how the system treated the people in there…and had a serious dilemma about our justice system and my wish to become a prosecutor. I myself thought I had my morals all straight and black and white, but I seriously had some troubles after seeing a convicted felon who had regret written in his eyes and face, and thinking “does he really deserve this?” </p>
<p>edit: FYI, I was accepted to U of Notre Dame, Reilly Scholar/Glynn Family Honors program. I ended up choosing not to go, but apparently they, a pretty Catholic institution, were okay with my essay.</p>
<p>That is a very good idea. Go for it.</p>
<p>It is you, which is what is most important, beyond anything else. You must, in your own life, support this friend–the experiences and emotions that it requires are quite unique!</p>
<p>thank you very much.
any other comments?</p>
<p>Do you really mean reevaluate your own sense of morality or more that moral compasses don’t become difficult until they are tested? </p>
<p>Either way, I don’t think it comes across as risque.</p>
<p>sorry for that ambiguity, but i meant i had to reevaluate my own moral compass because all throughout my life rape has always been presented as inherently bad yet here comes this situation that makes me reevaluate everything i have ever been taught. I.E. the dillema of treating the accused, as society denotes, as an outcast or because he has been my childhood bestfriend, offer him support through his trying times.</p>
<p>I sent you a PM. I thought of an interesting and related quote from the Hitchcock film DIAL M FOR MURDER that might help as a lead in.</p>
<p>Thank you very much for that,cytankee, it is a great help. It would be a great segue into my story.</p>