I was thinking about writing about how I was secretly ridiculed by friends and classmates because of my appearance during 7th-9th grades and how it prompted me to basically include everyone, treat everyone with kindness, like a friend, etc. or does that have a huge potential to turn into a boring essay topic? I was never physically tormented by my peers, just verbally or in the case of my "friends", behind my back. I have come out of the situation a stronger person but I don't know if this is a heavily overused topic or one that would require an extreme amount of effort to capture attention from admissions officers or even one that could suggest that I'm using the "woe is me" card? Someone I asked said it would sound incredibly immature. After he said that, I went back and read what I had so far and figured that it did kind of sound like how he said. I would like more feedback though and possible suggestions for a better topic to write about for either essay #1 or #5.
Thanks.
Regardless of whether the topic is overused or not, as long as it's executed in a new and unique way; it'll benefit you.
Okay, thanks. So compared to the essay topic above and this new topic I was thinking about (how I was placed in the fastest heat of the 400m dash in track by my coach despite me being a triple jumper, how I persevered through it, and what I learned about myself even though the race didn't end in my favor) which one would you suggest? I already started writing the essay for the topic I mentioned previously and I didn't intend to have the bullying/ridiculing be the bulk of my essay as opposed to the growth and character traits I attained from the experience. Not sure if it would be a good idea to scrap that essay or just keep it for now, but write a sample for the second essay and compare the two to determine which would be stronger/more compelling?
Either is fine. Write about what you are more passionate about, it usually is shown in your writing
Good luck!
Okay, thank you :) I'll write out both and compare strengths and weaknesses and go from there.
Also, just gonna bump in case anyone has anymore suggestions. But thanks for the responses so far!
Whatever the topic you present it should be good and unique and must attract the readers. You can write about your hobbies...I think you can more effectively about this topic!!
Oh okay, cool, so should I still use topic number 1, which would be evaluate a significant event, ethical dilemma, or risk you have taken etc. but just used what I learned from a specific instance during one of my hobbies and write about that?
Or use a different focus to write about one of my hobbies?
Thanks for your suggestion! :)
