What's an original essay topic nowadays?

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Point is: it’s not the topic. It’s not really the essay that gets you in either. It’s scores, stats, interview (maybe), connections, area of the country you’re from, your ethnicity, demonstrated interest, it’s the recommendations, it’s your transcript, your GC, your HS, etc. In other words, it’s a combination of it all. The essay, meh. It could hurt you, but not necessarily “make the difference” as a positive. After all, some applicants pay others to come up with the topic, some pay to get it edited, some even pay to get it written.

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<p>I would beg to differ. Assuming a number of candidates all have good stats, the essay becomes the penultimate tiebreaker. The essay shows original thought, a glimpse of the personality and perhaps how bad they want to get into the college. I would argue that the essay matters more than the EC’s, unless you have shown a level of accomplishment.</p>