Choosing your college admissions essay topic can be more difficult than writing the actual essay. After all, you have lots of ideas and how do you select what is right? Once you have decided on your topics, your writing should come easily. College applications will have prompts for you to follow. However, you need to make sure you select topics that reveal character traits and specific stories about your life that no one else can tell. Daily occurrences sometimes make the best essay topics. You have already had many experiences and you just need to choose one or two meaningful ones. Be sure to discuss its impact on you, how you were or are inspired and how you can apply what you have learned. Here are some tips that will help you choose your essay topics:
1. Brainstorm ideas without restrictions. Take 15 minutes at a time and just let your ideas flow. Write words or phrases that come to mind. Ideas can include a specific experience, a person of influence, and an obstacle you overcame and so on.
2. Don’t use clichés in you writing. You may sound like other applicants and it’s important to distinguish yourself from the pack.
3. Don’t look for sympathy. You may choose to write about a specific challenge you have faced. That is okay. However, come from a position of strength and focus on your positive character traits.
4. Tell the truth. This may seem obvious but many want to elaborate on an experience and compromise honesty. Make sure you write about something that is believable and don’t be extreme.
5. Take a positive approach. You want to leave a great impression on admission readers. So, make sure your essay resonates all what’s good about you!
More tips on writing a unique admissions essay:
1. Take time. You need to be thorough and think about what you want to say. Write a few drafts and ponder your thoughts. College essays should be self-reflective and require some deep thought.
2. Exercise your creativity. To stand out from the thousands of essays admission officers read, you want to take a different approach. Perhaps you want to write in a flashback sequence or include a meaningful quote that says something about you.
3. Be truthful. College admissions officers want to gain as much insight about applicants as possible. Reveal personality traits and be sincere.
4. Don’t repeat topics. If information is evident elsewhere on the application, don’t put it in your essay too. Your essays are an opportunity to show admission officers another side of yourself.
5. Use specific examples. Write a compelling essay with personal items from your life. Remember that admission officers are trying to learn more about you.
7.Remain authentic. Write about what sincerely interests you. Don’t write to impress or what you think admission officers want to read. They will know whether or not you are writing about the real you.
8. Edit and proofread. Review your college admissions essay several times and share with someone else. You may get great suggestions!
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