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College Essays
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<p>1.) How volunteering for a political campaign taught me that one has to go out and do something if they want it.</p>

<p>2.) A diverse range of interests: running, swimming, music, ect...</p>

<p>3.) Learning from mistakes (burning out for cross country, and then excelling in track)</p>

<p>4.) Three experiences that have shaped me</p>

<p>5.) How my senior pictures shooting shows that i am different from most people (instead of all the seniors who have an attitude like I just want to get this done, i made the sure the expirince was fun for the both of us by doing funny things-- bringing a golf club and telling the photographer I'm not a golfer but i wanted a picture with a golf club lol!)</p>

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<p>yay 56 views O replies! lol</p>

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<p>Nothing sounds particularly exciting, but it’s all about HOW you write it, not WHAT you write about.</p>

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<p>Can you expand that?</p>

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<p>Well I already critiqued your first essay :slight_smile: Valkarie, maybe you should stray away from topics that revolve around school.</p>

<p>Also, it’s best that you be as YOU as possible. Don’t try to be sappy and tell about how you’ve become a better person after volunteering in Africa… even if it’s true. Topics like that are sooo bland and generic and adcoms will get sick of reading it. Now I know you have done something that is completely unique in the 17 years you’ve been alive. lol.</p>

<p>For example, you could write a coming of age story about when you first had to watch the dishes or something along those lines.</p>

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<p>Use whichever topic allows for the most personal, detailed, and revealing essay. </p>

<p>People here aren’t likely to be able to say which topic that is: how could we know which topic allows you to be the most personal, detailed, and revealing? </p>

<p>Aim to write something that is so you that only you could have written it.</p>

<p>And, of course: show, don’t tell.</p>

<p>[Show</a>, don’t tell](<a href=“http://users.wirefire.com/tritt/tip1.html]Show”>http://users.wirefire.com/tritt/tip1.html)</p>

<p>Here is some more advice about college essays:</p>

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