<p>Okay - I am stumped...I have tried to start the communities essay about five times, and it just isn't working. </p>
<p>I know why I want to go to Penn and even which communities I want to become a part of, but when I write it ends up sounding like "I love the ________ because and I want to try something new" or something like that...</p>
<p>Anyone else having trouble?
Any advice?</p>
<p>Maybe you should start by focusing on your own passions and interests? Those might be easier for you to write about, and then you could segue into how the communities at Penn would enable you to pursue those interests. That’s what I did for an essay for another school, although I haven’t gotten to my Penn essay yet.</p>
<p>im also having trouble! the definition of a “community” baffles me and I want to set myself apart from the rest of the applicants. its so frustrating. hardest essay ive ever had to write</p>
<p>Word… I had nine drafts for my penn essay. Verdricity is right, focus on your interests and how they affect yourself and the people around you. It looks nice when you show that you’re dedicated and passionate and want to pass that along to other people because it hints that this passion will continue into college. Example: If you’re passionate in business (Wharton people =P), then talk about some business experience you’ve had, how that affected you, how you affected others, and there’s your “community.”</p>
<p>what do u mean by “there’s your community”? how would that translate into one of penn’s communities?</p>
<p>What I mean is, if you’re passionate in any area, then you have already developed within your own community in that area. If you can bring that across in an essay, then it shows Penn that you’re passion in that area would probably translate into a similar community at Penn. Perhaps mentioning a specific community wouldn’t be a bad idea, but I did not in my essay.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice! I really appreciate it!</p>
<p>Took me a while to write mine too. Eventually I settled on talking about a few clubs that sound really interesting to me and basically why I really liked Penn :)</p>