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College Essays: Yellow, Red, Green Flags
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In the end, there are no bad topics, just bad essays.
However, some topics are TRICKIER than others – either because they are in bad taste or just cliché.
Examples…
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How you’re so awesome
How did you get that way? Your essay should make you look awesome without just saying it.
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Your High School Drama
Because it makes you look like high school is your whole life, instead of thinking about college.
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Your Travel Journal
It can be done well, but you have to show what YOU gained from the experience, not just how cool the places you visited were.
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Religious or Philosophical Arguments
Figured out the meaning of life? Great. But don’t preach to the person who’s reading your essay.
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Quoting famous people
Martin Luther King once said… that students should come up with their OWN brilliant words!
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Making fun of the prompt
You can definitely be funny in your essay, but don’t try to turn it into a satire, or be cynical in your essay – colleges won’t want you on their campus.
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Your Excuses
There may be very good reasons that you didn’t perform as well as you should have in high school – but this should be coming from your advisor. Stay positive
in your own essay.
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Your illegal behavior
Even if you got caught, got punished and learned from the experience… colleges don’t want trouble.
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Hot-button issues
People have strong feelings about topics like abortion, terrorism, gun control, police, etc… no matter what you write, you may offend the reader of your
essay.
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Stories outside of high school
Show that you’re engaged with the larger world!
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Show how you’ve grown
You may be awesome now, but what key life experience, mentor, or idea did you have which helped you get there?
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Specific personal details
Your essay should be so specific that there is no WAY it could belong to anybody else.