I need College Essay help?

Question

Ok, so i know youre going to say "This is ridiculous, why cant you do it yourself, whats your problem..." etc. But you dont understand. Ive been under a lot of stress. I really just need some help. My family life has been really rough lately and i feel like i Just cant write like i used to. I am very smart, and love to write, but i am just worn out. Please help me write my college entrance essay. Just some ideas. The topic is

"Given your own individual background, life experiences, and personal identity, how will you contribute to the overall diversity of the student body ?"

All right, so i am not your run of the mill teen, i love to read, write, think, learn, and grow in knowledge. i dont drink or smoke. i am a very dedicated person with strong opinions and always stan up for what i believe in. Please give me some ideas..

Answer 1

Have you seen the movies 21 or the nanny??  They are both along the same lines as what you are trying to do.  The main concept behind the movies is that they are college students writing essays or telling someone in an interview about themselves and their own life experiences.  They each had one particular life experience that help define who they are by the end of the film.  

You should try to write about something like that.  Is there a specific time in your life that helped shape who you are??  Something that you really believe in and would stand up for, and why??  A life altering experience that changed how you feel about something??  The most amazing memory you have, and why it affects you??

You really just need to do some soul searching and figure out why you are who you are.  And write about that.  Only you really know yourself.  Going to college for the first time allows you to have a fresh start and you can redifine yourself.  What kind of person do you want others to see in you??  Why will they like you??  Why will they want to be your friend??  

Good luck, I hope you write the best paper you have ever written.

Answer 2

it could be a cross-country trip, moving with your family, a trip to the city, being from the country, being from the city, swimming, rock climbing, girl scouts, being a leader, any of those ideas, but make it make it how your experience makes you who you are and how you are different from others.  

Answer 3

mess with the best da lyk da rest

Answer 4

Write about the stress your going through.  Also in your essay, highlight leadership, colleges love that.

Answer 5

Ok - I understand stress.  You need a "helping hand" to get started, and then you are off and running if you are anything at all like me....

The essay.....I think you have already answered you own question about that essay.

"i love to read, write, think, learn, and grow in knowledge"  - talk about your love of learning, expanding your knowledge base, and why you strongly feel an educated populace is good for society and for yourself

"i dont drink or smoke"  - talk about respect for yourself, your parental wishes, and laws of society

"i am a very dedicated person"  - talk about dedication to completion of goals - give a few examples such as completion of high school, working towards scholastic awards, projects you have worked on (even if not academic) - basically that you have no problem putting forth the effort to getting to the finish line and are not satisfied w/ just talking about a finish line.

" strong opinions and always stan up for what i believe in" - talk about community involvement, things you have done to improve the planet in small ways such as volunteering activities, tutoring others, things you have done (large or small) to give of yourself to others

diversity - talk about how each person is unique, therefore diverse.  Make comments such as a diverse population that includes the talents of all people is better than one that limits itself to the talent base of just one type of people.  Make comments about "flavor" of society being improved when the entire society is included, rather than just one segment.   Obviously - word this differently, but this is what they want to hear.

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They are NOT seeking a superman or superwoman.  They are looking for various things - that you are literate, that you can reason, that you will be the type to actual finish college, that you desire to be productive member of society.

They are not so much concerned about what you have done because at your age the vast majority of your life has been sitting in a classroom or being too small to sit in one.  

They are just looking to see if you want an education enough to go through the BS of applying...those who won't - well - by not "playing the game" they identified themselves didn't they?

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I won't insult you by saying don't stress - but will tell you that talking about it (like you just did) is always the best place to start in getting past the causation of the stress.  In this case your stress is related to desiring very much to get into college of your choice and having absolutely no clue as to what they want to hear from you in this essay.