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College essay topics

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potatofarmer
Posts: 2020 - Karma: 13

Alright so I'm starting to apply to schools ans am trying to come up with some good essay topics.  Most of the colleges that Im applying to use the common app.  But I want a really quirky topic that'll help me to stand out like "how hard it is to be an upper middle-class white male in todays society..."

any suggestions??

Oct 17 2007 1:23PM
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Alpine3
Posts: 1811 - Karma: 24
yo dude!~  i got an idea!


talk about vaginas and how they have a big impact on your life
Oct 17 2007 1:24PM
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Jamesl48
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start off by quoting ben folds: "Let me tell ya'll what its like, Being male, middle class and white"

Actually, don't do that. If you do choose to use that as your essay topic you'll have to write very carefully to not come across as arrogant, racist, spoiled, and bratty. What are you reasons why its so hard being upper middle class?

Its probably better to choose a safer essay that might not stand out as much but at least won't sink your application completely if the reviewer disagrees with your stance.
Oct 17 2007 2:21PM
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anxju
Posts: 9371 - Karma: 61
why the patriots steamroll people
Oct 17 2007 2:43PM
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Quinny
Posts: 3477 - Karma: 163
Use a good hot button topic like globalization. Academics eat that stuff for breakfast.
Oct 17 2007 2:46PM
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DrStrangelove
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write about how life-changing it was when you found out that your favorite movie, top gun, was actually about the struggle to embrace one's own homosexuality, and how you were able to overcome such a huge blow to your worldview

http://www.5min.com/Video/What-TOP-GUN-is-really-about-by-Quentin-Tarantino-10483
Oct 17 2007 2:59PM
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foodisfun
Posts: 5427 - Karma: 287
i'd tell u what mine was, but then anyone would be able to see it and use it, and then i wouldn't be the only one to ever do it.

i don't like to brag, but it will be the best essay any college essay-reader person will read.
Oct 17 2007 3:13PM
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eheath
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Idea: apply to a school that doesn't require a essay (like U of U).
Oct 17 2007 3:21PM
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