I absolutely despise when college admissions officers can't get creative.
"Explain how your interest in _____ College developed and why you think _____ College might be a good match for you."
Okay, twisting this to make it interesting is extremely difficult. And I have to twist it. I've tried the straightforward method, and I was so disgusted with the result that I deleted the whole thing and closed Word so I couldn't recover it.
I can do a "what sets you apart" essay. I can do a "life-changing experience" essay, though those are a bit more difficult, as I hate narratives. But I cannot do a "explain your interest" essay. All my efforts are cheesy. And I despise cheesiness. It reeks.
What's worse is that "explain your interest" essays, when written without extreme amounts of effort, have no color. It's just black ink on a white page. There's no life to it, no spectrum. Just two-tone motony over and over again.
I effing hate this essay. But now I suppose I should go try and write it. Again. For the billionth time. Because I have two weeks left to do it, and that's oh so little time. And because I am a chronic procrastinator.
To all the psychologists out there desperate to create new mental disorders out of personal idiosyncrasies: why have you never considered CPS?
It's a new (old) sensation gripping the nation, yo.
(I am so not gangster.)
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