Two Ways to Choose a College Essay Topic
For many students, the hardest part about the whole dreaded college essay is choosing a topic. While it’s true that HOW you present your essay is important—that is, your writing style, mechanical correctness, personal voice are all formal qualities that generate the overall impression your essay makes—WHAT you say does matter. In choosing your topic, consider the two most important substantive features (i.e., as opposed to the formal features noted above): your story your message For some students, it’s easier to think of an anecdote or two they’d like to relate in their essay, some highly memorable or meaningful experience, a moment […]
