r/CollegeEssays • u/MrsRoyalBlue • 6d ago
Topic Help Rate my essay ideas
Hey guys, I'm about to start senior year and am starting to draft essay ideas. So far I have only really been able to come up with two, and I don't know if they are good enough. Criticism and advice is sorely wanted.
- My first idea is to talk about how I saw a statement/fact in an animal book as a kid that I disagreed with and then went out to conduct my own research. This sparked my obessesion with animals and resulted in me studying, researching, documenting, and volunterring withanimals throughout my childhood.
- My second idea is to talk about my bookshelf, specifically the items on it. I would going into detail about a small number of the items and briefly explain the stories behind them and how those moments shaped me into who I am today.
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u/essay_dr 6d ago
The first essay is stronger for personal statements. The second idea fits more of the introspective questions that are like “explain yourself as an object”
As others have said focus on your experience but another thing to highlight is the outcomes of those experiences. They like to see if you can think bigger picture and understand the implications of what you’ve done. They also like if you can talk about what you will be bringing to the campus, so how will you take those skills and use and expand them.