<p>hey
I was wondering what everybody is writing about for the supplement essay "Describe an experience in which your values were tested. How have you grown as a result of this experience?"</p>
<p>I can't stand this question and i cant really come up with anything to write about that isnt cliched. What is everybody else writing about??</p>
<p>That question gave me trouble for weeks before I came up with something....but in the end, I really like how it turned out. I'd rather not reveal my topic, just telling you to hang in there.</p>
<p>yeah man ..jus hang in there. .. i completed my essay a day before i applied [for ED]. jus go through ur life n try n remember stuff taht challenged you or about situatons you didnt like but couldnt avoid facing n how did you react to them.. look through your diary for this if you write in one..</p>
<p>My topic was rather complicated, but I can tell you this. It doesn't matter if you haven't got a heart-wrenching, life-changing experience. Just talk about something that made you think. And your essay won't be cliche if you don't write it cliche. =)</p>
<p>that essay is killing me. it's due on thursday and i have barely touched it. i have a fairly good value to discuss, but my presentation is not going well.</p>
<p>yeah don't stress out so much about it...i did mine like 3 days before it was due, yikes, but it was okay in the end...
agreed w/ lindy, you dont need something that dramatic, its all about the way you write it! good luck!</p>
<p>its not due thursday, its due jan 1 i thought...at least thats what the application that they sent me says....</p>
<p>oh i thought the supplement was due on the 15th and the rest was due on the 1st. is that not right? that would make me really happy. haha.</p>
<p>The supplement is due on the 15th...but you can send the actual essays (the values tested essay and the graded piece) with either that or your common app.</p>
<p>that makes me so happy. i just assumed it was part of the supp. since the essay was written on that portion of the app. YAY.</p>
<p>i'm tempted to write an essay about how my values have never been tested haha..
and it's not because i dont have any morals/values, but it's because i stick to my values and i dont have trouble making decisions. i'm assured i guess</p>
<p>but that is probably a bad idea haha
im just so frustrated!</p>
<p>calz88, I had that idea too haha...but decided it would probably be a bad one. I just paid attention to my life and something fell into my lap.</p>
<p>I'm a little confused. In my essay, I'm talking about how I valued materialistic living, but how this has changed as a result of a personal experience. My question is: if what I valued initially is itself negative/undesirable, it cannot be considered a "value." So, materialistic living is not a value, it's a way of life. Because of this, I'm not really answering the question, right? I'm unsure about what approach to use in writing the essay. Should I change my essay topic?</p>
<p>well your value could be living less materialistically instead, right? if you can figure out some sort of real name for that value then you can talk about how you obtained it. i'm not really sure if that works anyway, though, since you are supposed to be talking about a value you tested... idk. i am having trouble with that essay too.</p>
<p>yukster,
i think your essay will work. just take the approach that... your values were tested and because of this your values changed, if that works...esp if you have a situation/moment during which your values changed.</p>
<p>everybody else,
can you tell me WHAT you are writing about? i'm still having a lot of trouble coming up w/ something and maybe if i hear other people's ideas it'll jog my memory</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>The time I tried to commit suicide. :)</p>
<p>you could talk about a time you had to decide between two things..</p>
<p>Yay! :D...I figured out how to do my essay and its been submitted! Well, obviously, because the deadline is past. I hope everyone's finally worked out. Best of luck till decision time. :)</p>