College. One simple word that is the entire universe of most high school seniors. Don't get me wrong, I can't wait to be a freshman in one of my dream colleges but the stress is so overbearing. There are so many points to hit before a college even considers your application. You have to have the right grade point average, the right SAT scores, the right after school and extra curricular activities and lets not mention the right topic for the oh so famous college essay.
I had a first draft of my college essay and I thought it was my best piece of writing I'd ever done. WRONG!!! When my teachers and mentors read it they had all sorts of criticism. The topic was too broad, it didn't tell the admissions officers anything about me and it just wasn't interesting enough. What I thought had been one of my best works easily became one of my worst in less than a day.
Truth is, it's hard finding a good topic for our college essays. And even when we do find it it's hard to find a way to word it so that it captivates everyone's attention. It's a lot of pressure when you have to find a story from your life that embodies your essence and personality and scrunch it up into 500 words. There's so many moments and people and experienced that have occured in my life for me to be able to put all of that in 500 words. My personality needs WAY more than 500 words to be defined.
i know EXACTLY what you mean. i thought id found the perfect topic for mine. and I was pretty hype considering i used the same topic to apply for Capital One and it astounded EVERYBODY. i had Ms. Spooner read my essay, she looked at me and was like, so, what do i know about you, i was like 'um, HELLO?!' But either way i still have work to do. and hell no im not choosing a different topic, just rework it, doll. You'll be alright.
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Reading your post, I almost had flashbacks to applying to colleges myself. You're right, it's not easy and it's not fun, but it is also super important as you know. Make sure you read page four of the assignment and follow all of the logistics including title and spacing.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with what you are saying in your blog. First I would like to say that it was very clear to read and very understandable. I started my college process in August with StreetSquash and I agree that it is very stressful; however like we learned in Health class, this is eustress and there is a positive outcome to all of this. Good Luck and I knew you will do great!
ReplyDeleteI FEEL THE SAME WAY! College and SATs are the only things on my mind. I feel as if I never have enough time to work on my application. If it helps, keep this in mind, "If I were a complete stranger and I had only 10seconds to get to know you, what story do you think would best define you?"
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