[I] Talking to admissions professionals like Boshoven, you realize that the list of donts in essaywriting is much longer than the dos. No book reports, no history papers, no character studies,says Sohmer.
[J] It drives you crazy, how easily kids slip into cliches ( 老生常谈) , says Boshoven. They dontrealize how typical their experiences are. I scored the winning goal in soccer against our arch-rival. My grandfather served in World War H, and I hope to be just like him someday. That maymean a lot to that particular kid. But in the world of the application essay, its nothing. Youll losethe reader in the first paragraph.
[K] The greatest strength you bring to this essay, says the College Boards how-to book, is 17 years or so of familiarity with the topic: YOU. The form and style are very familiar, and best of all, you arethe world-class expert on the subject of YOU... It has been the subject of your close scrutiny everymorning since you were tall enough to see into the bathroom mirror. The key word in the CommonApplication prompts is you.
[L] The college admission essay contains the grandest American themes--status anxiety, parental piety(孝顺), intellectual standards--and so it is only a matter of time before it becomes infected by thecountrys culture of excessive concern with self-esteem. Even if the question is ostensibly ( 表面上)about something outside the self ( describe a fictional character or solve a problem of geopolitics),the essay invariably returns to the favorite topic: what is its impact on YOU?
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