College Essay: Meaningful Interests for my Application
The essay demonstrates your ability to write clearly and concisely on a selected topic and helps you distinguish yourself in your own voice. What do you want the readers of your application to know about you apart from courses, grades, and test scores? Choose the option that best helps you answer that question and write an essay of no more than 650 words, using the prompt to inspire and structure your response. Remember: 650 words is your limit, not your goal. Use the full range if you need it, but don't feel obligated to do so. (The application won't accept a response shorter than 250 words.)
Essay question- Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
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Aside from being a college student, I have other interests that some people may not be aware of because I do not talk about it that much. One of the things I enjoy doing is writing poetry late at night, after doing my homework because it is the only time when my mind is free to think about anything I like. As a child, I always loved to ponder on a lot of things and form words in my head that could easily be turned into a verse. These poems could be about anybody or anything; whatever catches my interest because there are a lot of things that get my attention. For instance, I found inspiration to write a short verse about a very talented person in theatre, or the anger I felt one night after arguing with a family member.
Poetry is like an outlet for my emotions and imagination that helps clear my mind. After writing poetry, I feel fresher the next morning for school. This is me being real because we all know that life is not a walk in the park. I plan to fill my notebook with handwritten poems and then maybe publish them one day. This is a part of that not everyone is aware of, but I will eventually share it to the world one day.
Another thing that I am passionate about are theatre plays because the artistry fasci...
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