<p>There are so many things that matters to me. I can not just choose one. It will be unfair to other things that are important part of my life.
family, friends, people, research, inventions, education, children, recycling, sharing (and not to mention admission to Stanford because that is the reason why I am taking so much trouble) etc....There are so many to choose from. All the topics can be used to write so cheesy essay. How to make it sound realistic? How to give evidences to prove that something is important to me?</p>
<p>Last year, my daughter (who is an incoming freshman) had exactly the same idea as you. This alone should be enough reason for you not to write this essay. She decided against it because she thought it would make her sound like a smart ass. </p>
<p>It’s witty at first but beyond the very first sentence, there is really nothing personal and unique about the essay. What does it say about you? That you thought you had a great idea playing with words (“matter matters to me”), but the rest is ordinary, even boring. Sorry but I don’t think choosing this theme would serve you well. Just my two cents.</p>
<p>Old thread and we don’t know where op was admitted. But my advice: do not take these questions at face value. Think like an adcom. They don’t want to see if you are clever. Or that, eg, recycling matters to you. They need to see you have the judgment and other strengths they want in their class. Including what you do about what “matters” to you.</p>
<p>They aren’t looking for a one-note answer. These aren’t ordinary hs essays. Think about it.</p>