<p>I'm doing EA. I already had my main essay written, using the "describe your world" topic, but it isn't too great, and I planned on rewriting it. Something fairly significant just happened within the past few days (this would fall under "end of world"), and I want to write about it instead. </p>
<p>Should I talk about it using the past just like it had happened months or years ago? The events aren't completely closed yet, so I am unsure how it will work out. Should I say "I don't know what will happen next. I'll find out in a few days." I definitely have enough to write 500 words. Also, this will describe more of the aftermath of the "end of the world" idea. The process I'd write about didn't seem so much like the end of the world, but it was a learning experience; is that a problem? </p>
<p>Rather than making a separate topic, I'd also like to know if there would be any concern that I don't write about my interest in math and science in any of my essays. My major is physics (and my explanation <100 words isn't too great (not bad)), and my interviewer even asked me why I'm looking at MIT after I talked about all my other interests (I am actually very devoted to science). </p>
<p>Thank you for any help.</p>
<p>I'm still interested in knowing, if anyone is kind enough to read all that.</p>
<p>sounds like an interesting topic, not knowing what the event was, i can't weigh in on how effective I think the essay would be, but since its fresh in your mind, it may be a more effective essay.
do you have any science/math ecs that will convey ur interest?</p>
<p>@Dean5150,</p>
<p>I've sat on admissions committees at U.C. Berkeley (grad) and I've also participated as a faculty member on an undergrad admissions committee at a liberal arts college where I teach. My daughter is a sophomore at MIT. My opinion:</p>
<p>If you want to write about a recent event and can use that to help the admissions committee better know you, then by all means do it. There are guidelines, no rules. You can also be creative and draw outside those guidelines.</p>
<p>You also asked whether there'd be any concern if you didn't write about math or science in any of your essays, and you say that "my interviewer even asked me why I'm looking at MIT after I talked about all my other interests (I am actually very devoted to science)." I think you should listen to that feedback from your interviewer. The interviewer sat with you and asked him/herself, "Why is this kid looking at MIT?" You don't want an admissions office to have the same question after reading your application. If you think there is a great match between you and MIT, you should try to express that somewhere in the application materials.</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses. I do have a few science/math ecs (like the Math team), but they are not very interesting to write about. I could write an essay (either under created or the extra one) about my interest in Physics, but the essays I wrote for them seemed more important (I wrote about studying a language, which has been a huge commitment and should be mentioned, and also about programming). </p>
<p>@calalum - the interviewer said that before I started discussing my interest in science. If the admin officers read 3 essays about non-sciences, but I declared my major as Physics, would they think that I'm not devoted to my major enough?</p>
<p>@Dean5150- Isn't there a question on the MIT app asking you to explain what subject you'd like to major in (there used to be....)?</p>
<p>Why do you want to major in physics? Come on, off the top of your head! Write a paragraph that will absolutely convince us you are serious about physics. Then add it to your MIT application.</p>
<p>There is a question asking about your major, and I did write about Physics, but it's a very short paragraph. I'm not sure I can convince them in only 5 sentences. I assumed that I didn't need to convince them that I was serious about physics, but rather that I just tell them and they believe me. My application, overall, doesn't show any kind of tunnel-vision focus on any one interest.</p>