College Admission Essay: College Essay Topics To Avoid
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how about writing that the reason i want to be a doctor is because of a tv show i used to watch??? is that good?
2 years ago 11
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how about this:
I'm sick so I have to take a pill everyday, but I can only take it once a day. Some days, i forget whether or not I've taken it so I constantly live in fear of dying the next day.
That would be awesome
1 year ago 8
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@amsmileybbn It could be deadly, but if you frame it in such a way as to suggest that you are not attempting to draw sympathy from the reader, but to offer a perspective that teaches you something, it may work.
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I suffered a severe sports injury a month and a half ago and since then I've had surgery and have been unable to get around without a wheelchair. I'm focusing my essay on the realities I face as a (temporarily) handicapped member of society.and how this experience has given me a new perspective. Is this still considered a "deadly essay topic?"
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Most assuredly. You "get it." Good luck. Paul
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my grandfather died from Diabetes and Alzheimer's when i was 8, and since then ive aspired to become a doctor. would this essay work if i put almost no focus on the disease/death part and emphasized the influence/inspiration?
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Hmm, I already wrote about taking a trip a couple of years back and for the first time seeing how the truly poor live. This experience has had an enormous impact on my perspective on life, so do you really think I should change it?
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My dad is in a disabled sailor. I want to write about what I've learned from spending time with him and the other disabled sailors. Is that really a bad topic?
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Good topic because it's not about you, but how you think about the topic is about you. Good luck! ~ Paul
PreCollegeCoach 2 months ago
lol each and every one of those were ones i was considering writing about. I had nothing else after that hahahaha
0justcause 2 months ago
@0justcause I'm sure you can come up with an excellent topic, Great luck to you! ~ Paul
PreCollegeCoach 2 months ago
Great advice! I work with young people and emphasize similar things about the application process!
FirstDegreeBound 6 months ago
@FirstDegreeBound Thanks!
PreCollegeCoach 5 months ago
Of course.
PreCollegeCoach 8 months ago