Hello everybody! I was wondering how I could go about the “Why Brown?” essay without sounding generic and being unique. In fact, I’m not entirely sure how to write these “Why ____?” essays to begin with.
I think you start by being honest with yourself: There are thousands of colleges in this country… why ARE you considering Brown? What does it offer you that other schools don’t??
I almost always agree with bjkmom on these things, but instead of approaching it with “What does Brown offer you” I’d like to rephrase that. It’s almost the same thing, but I’d approach it as: “Why are Brown and I a good fit for each other?” Remember that Brown doesn’t need to hear about itself. It needs to hear about YOU and why you think there might be some common ground there in terms of YOUR interests.
So it is “What does Brown offer” but with the emphasis on YOUR wants and needs:
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-essays/1705515-some-help-with-why-this-school.html
Likewise, I almost always agree with digmedia.
This is one of those times. His advice was spot on.
Your post is great digmedia, going to add a post (to your thread directly) I made in a thread where someone else linked to it since I think it’s a valuable addendum.