aadmissionado
Nov 5, 2014
Undergraduate / Encouraged to test a spectrum of activities - including dance, softball, basketball, choir, and art. [3]
Hey Morganh, Good start on the essay...it's good to see you've really been thinking about all the stuff you've done! However, looks like you fell into the trap that a lot of people do when writing something kind of open-ended like this: throwing everything at the wall and hoping something sticks. Unfortunately, this leaves the essay feeling a little disjointed and not that connected to its various parts or the essay prompt itself. Not to worry, this is pretty easily-solved! Additionally, these essays are a chance to get to know you, the person, not you the sheet of paper. As such, make sure you use specific emotions, experiences, thoughts, and memories; these are things that only you have, things that can't be expressed in GPAs or SATs or simply saying "i did this."
Hey Morganh, Good start on the essay...it's good to see you've really been thinking about all the stuff you've done! However, looks like you fell into the trap that a lot of people do when writing something kind of open-ended like this: throwing everything at the wall and hoping something sticks. Unfortunately, this leaves the essay feeling a little disjointed and not that connected to its various parts or the essay prompt itself. Not to worry, this is pretty easily-solved! Additionally, these essays are a chance to get to know you, the person, not you the sheet of paper. As such, make sure you use specific emotions, experiences, thoughts, and memories; these are things that only you have, things that can't be expressed in GPAs or SATs or simply saying "i did this."