College essays are sending me mixed signals ;(
This week in class, figuring out our pith, our essence for the common app essays. “What even is a pith”, I wondered to myself. Don’t worry I know what it means, but I couldn’t apply the concept. What makes me me? That’s the whole point of the common app, for the admissions officer to learn something about you that they can’t get from your transcript. I didn’t understand how I stood out from the other people in my grade. That’s who I’m going to be compared to. How am I special? I have to show my worth as a candidate, but I also can’t brag about myself. How does one show their growth if they can’t focus so much on the positives but also the negative aspects? The common app essay means I know who I am and that I have figured out the difficult questions about my identity. I’m only 17 I’ve barely lived life, what do I know? My misconceptions about what makes a good story and what interests people have held me back from getting in touch with my essence. One misconception I had is...