brucexu
Oct 15, 2009
Undergraduate / 'my sister is bulimic' - University of Michigan essay topic [2]
Hey.
First, I think writing about how you resolve the difficult relationship with your bulimia sister is a good topic,at least potentially. Through this essay, you can demonstrate that you are a mature and caring person, which of course is the type of person that adcoms find adorable.But, please ask yourself " do I really learn sth positive from this "difficult relationship". Does this experience instill me with virtues or some new perspectives of life, or does it just make me feel miserable. If your answer is the second one, you'd better change the topic.
To answer how you "resolve it", you can write how you help you sister( For example, how you assist the medical treatment with your warmth and encouragement as a sibling) and thus come to empathize with your sister (you understand your sister,then you are feeling better yourself,which is also how you resolve this problem) .
To answer how to react to the similar situation in the future, you can say that you have become more mature and understanding than before,so when others are having problems, you will help them with understanding and empathy.
This topic is a good one as long as you write it in a meaningful and moving way. I advice you to read a Harvard essay whose topic is quite similar to yours:"Tears and Fears".Sorry that I don't know how to paste the link here but I think you can get it from the Internet or bookstore. I'm sure you can learn of lot from it.
Don't panic.Be confident with yourself and start writing.Good luck!:)
Hey.
First, I think writing about how you resolve the difficult relationship with your bulimia sister is a good topic,at least potentially. Through this essay, you can demonstrate that you are a mature and caring person, which of course is the type of person that adcoms find adorable.But, please ask yourself " do I really learn sth positive from this "difficult relationship". Does this experience instill me with virtues or some new perspectives of life, or does it just make me feel miserable. If your answer is the second one, you'd better change the topic.
To answer how you "resolve it", you can write how you help you sister( For example, how you assist the medical treatment with your warmth and encouragement as a sibling) and thus come to empathize with your sister (you understand your sister,then you are feeling better yourself,which is also how you resolve this problem) .
To answer how to react to the similar situation in the future, you can say that you have become more mature and understanding than before,so when others are having problems, you will help them with understanding and empathy.
This topic is a good one as long as you write it in a meaningful and moving way. I advice you to read a Harvard essay whose topic is quite similar to yours:"Tears and Fears".Sorry that I don't know how to paste the link here but I think you can get it from the Internet or bookstore. I'm sure you can learn of lot from it.
Don't panic.Be confident with yourself and start writing.Good luck!:)
