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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I especially liked the first essay.  (And the third one about the laptop also was good.)

My own kids (teens who are growing up in our  upper middle class household) asked me, after reading the essay, whether they'd have anything to write in a future college essay since they haven't really had any particular hardship that they have overcome.  There are still plenty of topics for college essays, but nothing like the punch of the first and the third essays.  [/quote]

God, this is a good troll post! Congrats. [/quote]
I don't think this is a troll. I was actually  thinking that about my own DS. He lives in a bubble with no hardships with being poor or culture. BORING[/quote]

He can write about the process of realizing he lives in bubble and what he's doing to ensure he gets out of it. People love that shit. Boom, done.[/quote]

NP here.  It does seem like, if a teenager has come from a modest background with few advantages, he or she might as well write about that in the college essay (even if he or she is not trying to play the victim.)  It is admirable for a teen to overcome those obstacles and be motivated enough to work hard and figure out how to apply for college and financial aid when there is no college advisor paving the way.

But if you come from a relatively privileged background, you still need to write about something on your college essay.  If I were an admissions official, I would find it annoying if a kid wrote about how he knows he lives in a bubble.  Maybe a privileged teen could write about teachers that have influenced him/her.

It's a lot to ask teenagers to write a detailed essay about themselves.  I could write it about myself now (at age 47), but it's hard to have perspective at age 17.  It would be nice if there were an option to just submit a research paper in lieu of an essay about yourself.  We don't ask job applicants to do that, after all.[/quote]

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