Originally posted by Squeeze

What did you write your college/university essay on? I'm doing mine right now, and the first option I have is about a "unique identity" that made me who I am today so obviously I'm doing it about being gay, but I feel like that's played out. Idk. Discuss please

Originally posted by HeWolf

Delete that sis.
Start over.
That's my advice.

Originally posted by lightstheyblindme

I wrote my main college essay about my Halloween costume when I was 9 years old. We were really poor and my (single) mom couldn't afford a proper costume so she invited her friend Ashlee over (who was a stripper ) and she put me in drag: clear high heels, a black mini skirt, a yellow halter top, and an electric blonde bob wig. I then went out and trick r treated alone in my (very conservative, suburban Oklahoma) neighborhood and people were VICIOUS. They told me what I was doing was a sin, people asked me if I was a "fagget" instead of giving me candy, and a small minority of people just thought it was funny and wanted to take pictures.
So my essay basically focused on how this was the first time I was confronted with the idea of gender roles and how this night forced me to ask myself "What is it about a man wearing women's clothes that is so transgressive and seen as such an affront to masculinity?" and also why did people see my costume as "un-Christian" when the bible says nothing about men wearing skirts being innately sinful (hint: people tend to conflate what is and isn't "Godly" with what is/isn't socially acceptable, making our interpretation of the Bible heavily reliant on the society that we come from)
But also I just talked about how this caused me to admire women because being unashamedly proud of one's femininity, whether they are male or female, is itself a transgressive act in our society that values masculinity above all else. I also talked about how this made me become addicted to doing and saying things that are "shocking" because I loved the feeling of challenging a person's small-minded worldview and overwhelming them with the idea that other people don't give a **** about their narrow worldview.
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Originally posted by HeWolf

sis

Originally posted by Artemisia

People think college essays need to be outlandish and exciting to capture admissions' attention, but that's not really true at all. Just be honest and write from your experience. Nothing wrong at all with the topic you chose.

Originally posted by lightstheyblindme

I got into some of the best schools in the country so clearly it doesn't hurt to be memorable in a sea of people writing about how hard it was when their grandma died or how changing schools in 8th grade was their greatest challenge

Originally posted by Artemisia

People think college essays need to be outlandish and exciting to capture admissions' attention, but that's not really true at all. Just be honest and write from your experience. Nothing wrong at all with the topic you chose.

Originally posted by HeWolf

Delete that sis.
Start over.
That's my advice.

Originally posted by Dragonfly

My thesis was about Labile/Ergative Phrasal Verbs in English

Originally posted by lightstheyblindme

I wrote my main college essay about my Halloween costume when I was 9 years old. We were really poor and my (single) mom couldn't afford a proper costume so she invited her friend Ashlee over (who was a stripper ) and she put me in drag: clear high heels, a black mini skirt, a yellow halter top, and an electric blonde bob wig. I then went out and trick r treated alone in my (very conservative, suburban Oklahoma) neighborhood and people were VICIOUS. They told me what I was doing was a sin, people asked me if I was a "fagget" instead of giving me candy, and a small minority of people just thought it was funny and wanted to take pictures.
So my essay basically focused on how this was the first time I was confronted with the idea of gender roles and how this night forced me to ask myself "What is it about a man wearing women's clothes that is so transgressive and seen as such an affront to masculinity?" and also why did people see my costume as "un-Christian" when the bible says nothing about men wearing skirts being innately sinful (hint: people tend to conflate what is and isn't "Godly" with what is/isn't socially acceptable, making our interpretation of the Bible heavily reliant on the society that we come from)
But also I just talked about how this caused me to admire women because being unashamedly proud of one's femininity, whether they are male or female, is itself a transgressive act in our society that values masculinity above all else. I also talked about how this made me become addicted to doing and saying things that are "shocking" because I loved the feeling of challenging a person's small-minded worldview and overwhelming them with the idea that other people don't give a **** about their narrow worldview.

Originally posted by lightstheyblindme

I wrote my main college essay about my Halloween costume when I was 9 years old. We were really poor and my (single) mom couldn't afford a proper costume so she invited her friend Ashlee over (who was a stripper ) and she put me in drag: clear high heels, a black mini skirt, a yellow halter top, and an electric blonde bob wig. I then went out and trick r treated alone in my (very conservative, suburban Oklahoma) neighborhood and people were VICIOUS. They told me what I was doing was a sin, people asked me if I was a "fagget" instead of giving me candy, and a small minority of people just thought it was funny and wanted to take pictures.
So my essay basically focused on how this was the first time I was confronted with the idea of gender roles and how this night forced me to ask myself "What is it about a man wearing women's clothes that is so transgressive and seen as such an affront to masculinity?" and also why did people see my costume as "un-Christian" when the bible says nothing about men wearing skirts being innately sinful (hint: people tend to conflate what is and isn't "Godly" with what is/isn't socially acceptable, making our interpretation of the Bible heavily reliant on the society that we come from)
But also I just talked about how this caused me to admire women because being unashamedly proud of one's femininity, whether they are male or female, is itself a transgressive act in our society that values masculinity above all else. I also talked about how this made me become addicted to doing and saying things that are "shocking" because I loved the feeling of challenging a person's small-minded worldview and overwhelming them with the idea that other people don't give a **** about their narrow worldview.