What “original” topics do colleges see with surprising frequency?
Students write regularly about their mission and/or volunteer trips out of the country, on outdoor experiences they have, on sports injuries, and on domestic and international travels. While students are more than welcome to write on these topics, students should know that the writing sample should focus on a very specific experience associated with one of the above events, or should be particularly unusual. Knowing that admission offices see an outrageous number of essays on these topics, students should take pains to make essays about one of the above stand out.
