<p>i hear so many people doing essays on abstract metaphorical stuff that seems insignificant but is twisted to be relevant. but my essay is about my passion: filmmaking. it gives a little background on how i got started in filmmaking and talks about what filmmaking means to me personally and in what ways i hope it could effect others. </p>
<p>i'm really worried that this is not what they're looking for. i've gotten mixed advice--a lot of people say that i SHOULD make my passion for filmmaking clear in my essay. but then there are those people who say not to talk about humanitarian ideals and instead focus in on one little moment in your life. advice?</p>
<p>Hm, I think it would be ridiculous to write about something you didn’t feel strongly about purely for the sake of “looking better” to an admission committee. I think it’s good that you were honest with yourself and them by writing about your passion, film making. </p>
<p>I mean, if you truly are passionate about film making and it has impacted your life significantly and contributed to your future prospects… then that definitely doesn’t sound like “one little moment in your life.” </p>
<p>I’m no expert… but I believe that it’s better to be realistic and write about things relevant to yourself as opposed to being idealistic and Woodrow Wilson-esque and talking about “humanitarian ideals.”</p>
<p>well the thing about the humanitarian ideals is…filmmaking is the primary way i want to give back to society. i want to give people all that films have given me: moments of happiness, challenges to the way i view the world, etc. i want to give a voice to ideas that usually don’t make it to mainstream media and help causes through my works. stuff like that. i don’t know if i should talk about it in my essay or not though.</p>
<p>why not? That’s still a part of your passion, and it sounds great to me.</p>
<p>It’s not like you’re coming up with a multi-national uni-lateral foreign trade policy and talking about its impact on third world public schools.</p>
<p>I wrote my Engineering essay 2 years ago about how I always wanted to be a super hero or have magic powers because I always wanted to help people. And even though I will never have super powers or a magic wand, I could use the engineering knowledge I gain through Cornell to be a super hero and help people in the way I always wanted to.</p>
<p>And here I am, a Cornell Engineering sophomore. Pretty similar ideas in our essays, I’d say :)</p>