Inspired by this New York Times piece on the increasingly whimsical and thought-provoking questions that elite colleges employ to stretch their prospective applicants’ imaginations, we (writers in our late 20s to early 30s) are challenging ourselves to take on some of the REAL essay questions being pondered by current high-school juniors and seniors.
We’ll be answering the same three questions and posting our essays here. Follow along—or better yet, join us.
Creative College Application Essays
Topics:
(Dec. 16) “If you could be raised by robots, dinosaurs, or aliens, who would you pick?”
(Dec. 18) “So where is Waldo, really?”
(Dec. 20) “Write an essay somehow inspired by super-huge mustard.”
Here are the rules:
• We write as our current selves, not as 17-year-olds.
• Work in personal elements where possible (these are personal essays), but be as creative as you like.
• Upper word limit per essay is 750 words. No lower limit.
Logistics:
• We post our essays to our writer blogs by 5 PM Pacific on their respective due dates.
• Link each essay back to this challenge info.
• Once each person has posted her essay, share the direct link to that essay with the other challengers, so that we can link to essays on the same topic.
• Use hashtag #Flashback2School on your social media if you like!
All essays are now linked below. Enjoy!
Essay Topic #1:
Ren's essay
Elizabeth's essay
Susan's essay
Essay Topic #2:
Ren's essay
Elizabeth's essay
Susan's essay
Essay Topic #3:
Ren's essay
Elizabeth's essay
Susan's essay
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