The WORST Kinds of College Essays

In this video, I'll talk about what the WORST college essay topics are and what you can write about instead to stand out to college admission readers.

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00:00 Introduction
00:53 Worst college essay topic #1: The Resume Rehash
01:41 Worst college essay topic #2: The Shocking Confession
02:25 Worst college essay topic #3: The Savior Complex
02:58 Worst college essay topic #4: The Essay About Someone Else
03:59 Worst college essay topic #5: The "Common Topic" Told in a Common Way
05:08 How to find a great college essay topic
06:34 Final thoughts

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[HIGHHLIGHTSTV]

In my essays, I briefly mentioned my activities without going into detail, focusing more on what I’ve learned and how those experiences shaped me. I hope this approach works, as I aimed to highlight personal growth rather than just listing accomplishments. What do you think?

[chococripta]

Hi! I wanna do my essay about how i struggled with OCD, but, just in the beginning, in the most part of my essay i wanna talk about how i challenged myself by Cleaning my mother’s friend house for free because she was depressed, i loved helping her, and i used my cleaning skills (that i got from my OCD) for creating a small bussines of cleaning services to make an income for myself in my gap year. Do you think is a good topic or should i look for something else?

[christopher_campbell]

If the personal statement is to illustrate your values and qualities, then how MUCH should you include of all that?
What are the most frequent types of common types of essays you have seen?

[commentatingatthemax]

Wait so I can't write about how my job shaped me as a person for my CommonApp? Its not like I'm restating my resume on the essay (it's also my main ec).

[HarrisonNwaegbu]

What's the best way one can arrange his paragraphs in a personal statement that contains his basketball journey, volunteering activities, skills, academic status, social life etc...

[AnthonyGrant-cv]

Hi. So I shouldn't talk about any activity in my essay😢?

[kaitlinb.]

is golf really that common? i was told from a few of my teachers to write about being a girl golfer because golf isn't a common sport and im a girl, which is even rarer.

[AsterG-qezj]

Great job Thank you.I written my essay that help for me.If you are free commented for me.I will send you.