<p>S I understand that this essay calls for you to describe the environment in which you grew up in. But could you talk about a personality trait (in my case, a deficiency) and how THAT impacted the way I grew up? </p>
<p>I stutter. I've stuttered since I was four. Could I write about that?</p>
<p>Yes. (10 char)</p>
<p>Sure you can…Check out Tufts website for sample essays from students who got accepted for more ideas.</p>
<p>I’m intrigued by the possibility of talking about your stutter in the “life speak” essay. Be careful, though, that it doesn’t come across as a play for sympathy, which I think is something that is rarely effective. As a general proposition, I don’t think applicants ever have to adhere too rigidly to the essay prompts; I believe that the adcom is simply providing techniques to help students reveal themselves.</p>
<p>Of course not! I have a pretty cool story, actually, that I was planning on writing about how I overcame my insecurity of stuttering. I, personally, think it’s moving. </p>
<p>Even so, the goal here is to write moving essays. I know they won’t make up for my 29 on the ACT, but for Tufts, I guess anything’s possibly, right?</p>
<p>Watch the movie ," The King’s Speech ", all about stuttering .</p>
<p>Yeah, I loved that movie! Really inspiring.</p>
<p>That sounds like a really interesting essay to me! I haven’t started thinking about mine yet, but fortunately I’m not graduating til 2014 =)</p>
<p>Read this from the Dean of Admissions re: Let your Life Speak essay. Lesson: Be yourself.</p>
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