I’m applying ED to GWU this fall and I’m in the process of drafting my essays. So far I have 2 main topics I’m writing about. However, I’m not sure if they are even good enough to turn in. I have nothing really interesting about me so this is all I have.
Essay 1: I started ballet when I was 12, which is a really late age to start at. I had to dance with 7-8 year olds and it discouraged me a lot, I also faced a lot of criticism from teachers because of my age. I managed to work hard enough to be placed in my age group in only 2 years. I’ll go into more detail about setbacks and such. This essay corresponds with the common app prompt “a hardship you have overcome”.
Essay 2: I grew up in a predominantly white area in Northern VA where it is really hard to interact with people who share the same culture as me. (I’ll be rewording this in a more respectful way) Growing up, the only real exposure I had to filipino and asian culture was the asian food market that my mom took me to. I am going to go into more depth about what it meant to me.
Please let me know what I can improve on, thanks!
