Writers block

College Essays
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<p>I have MAJOR writer's block for the UC essays. I read Bauld's On Writing The College Application Essay and that only scratched off everything that I was about to write in my essay... Now I don't know what to do. I have about 10 days but I would like to make that 7 days since I don't want to submit it exactly on the 30th. Someone please help me...please...</p>

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<p>brainstorm! list all the possible things you could write about. What makes you, you?</p>

<p>Freewriting always helps me, too. Sometimes stream of consciousness can turn out to be pretty eloquent.</p>

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<p>surely there can be something you’re passionate about?</p>

<p>Close your eyes and imagine your room. Choose out an object that has meaning to you. Now, why did you choose that? I assume you furnish or at least decorate your own room… so many things should be meaningful to you. There’s a novel on each little trinket… just waiting to be written. </p>

<p>I’m the artsy type so my room’s a bit … eccentric in its decorations. There are model rockets[from a club. Something I could write an essay on :slight_smile: ], there’s a typewriter in the corner [from a found-objects art project…], a large wine glass I bought from a garage sale… it reminds me of my favorite still life paintings and it serves as a reminder for me to stay simple and clear in my art.</p>

<p>Are there extra-curricular activities you’ve participated in that were life-changing? or at least, are a testament to what kind of a person you are?</p>

<p>Is there a person you will never forget? </p>

<p>How about a simple meal that was memorable to you?</p>

<p>A time when you smiled from the heart?</p>

<p>worst case scenarios :
resort to these mind-numbingly boring [but helpful] worksheets :
<a href=“http://www.eaop.uci.edu/PDF/handouts/Personal%20Statement%20WS%2009.pdf[/url]”>http://www.eaop.uci.edu/PDF/handouts/Personal%20Statement%20WS%2009.pdf&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://www.admissions.ucsb.edu/Pdf/PersonalStatement.pdf[/url]”>http://www.admissions.ucsb.edu/Pdf/PersonalStatement.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Go out on your own. The smallest things might tip you off.</p>