What is a good topic to write an essay on for an scholarship?

Question

ok i am applying for an scholarship for college and i have to write an brief essay less then 1page size 12 font . any topic i choose but it must include reason for deciding to attend college my college major and why i believe i deserve the scholarship. i really dont need help on writing it what im asking you guys is when it says i can write about anything does that really mean anything ? what should i not and what should i wirte about? i dont wanna wirte about the wrong thing, I wanna wirte something interesting. so can you help me please!!

THANKS SO MUCH , KIARA.

Answer 1

Talk about why you want to go to college, and how you so unique from all the other 10,000 freshmen college students applying for scholarships? What is something that makes you stand out from the crowd?

Answer 2

To Do:

1) Pick something that showcases how unique you are. Talk about what makes you special and different.

2) Find your own voice. Talk about yourself in a way that makes the reader really connect with you. This is a very tricky thing to do, but if you can sound genuine and make people feel like they're having a conversation with you (while staying formal since it is a scholarship essay), they will connect with you and WANT to give you the scholarship.

3) Be honest. Don't make things up, don't embellish, don't pretend to be something or someone you're not. The people reading these sorts of essays read thousands of essays each year. If you aren't honest and genuine, they'll be able to spot it immediately.

4) Write early and edit often. Your essay will become a lot better each time you edit it, so give yourself ample time to write and revise. You may even end up scrapping your first or second draft entirely and starting over, so make sure you start early.

Don't:

1) Don't introduce politics or controversial topics into the mix. You just run the risk of alienating the person reading your essay.

2) Don't get someone else to write it for you. This is just morally wrong but if anyone found out you could be in serious trouble.

3) Don't re-use an essay you used for something else. It's ok to reuse the topic or talk about the same series of events, but you should make sure to write the essay from scratch. You want to make sure to customize the essay for the audience and starting with a fresh sheet of paper is the best way to do this.

When you're ready to start writing, you may want to check out this page where a student talks about how to go about writing the actual essay once you're ready to write:

http://www.prepme.com/advice/writing-the...