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[quote=Anonymous]The advise my DD was given from her college counselor was to craft a well-written and interesting essay and don't get bogged down on the "perfect topic". The focus should be on a well written piece that is interesting even if she is writing about walking down the street. If your DD is funny and irreverent than let that shine in her essay. These admissions directors read so many dull and boring essays that an essay with some appropriate humor could be enough to catch their eye.

Also, I'm not sure if you've toured any schools yet, but when we did I remember hearing from at least 3 Admissions people in their presentations how much they did NOT want to hear about their grandfather who bravely fought in WWII or their mother who inspired them because of her tireless dedication....they want to hear about your DD and what SHE has done. Essays that talk about someone who "inspired" a student often turns into an essay about that person. These essays are not terribly long in length (around 600 words). You don't have much space to talk about inspiring people and yourself.

Also, as the PP indicated the applications have prompts that the kids need to "answer". None of my DD's applications had completely open-ended essays. Even the ones which were more general had some specific guidelines. The Common App essays topics are probably already out (they release the essays topics before bringing the application online in August). I would have your DD look at the Common App essay topics and work from that and then also look at the schools she wants that have their own online application and get her to see when their essay topics will be out. I'm surprised your college counselor is not encouraging the kids to do this...telling them to write about an inspiring person in their life is definitely a tired and over-used topic. I would stay away from it![/quote]

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