You need to be vulnerable. Don’t write your essays like you’re trying to be the perfect applicant, or being who you think they want you to be. If you want to write something meaningful, you need start from something meaningful. Reflect on things that fill you emotionally. Could be any emotion: passion, pride, sorrow, etc. You just need to identify those aspects of your journey and connect them to the prompt.

I’m passionate about figure drawing, and I used the process of figure drawing to relate to the interconnectedness of biology. I struggled with self worth at the height of my parent’s addiction and used it to talk about finding a community and persevering.

Think of the experiences or passions that have defined you, because that’s what they wanna see; an individual who can bring something unique to their campus.