50 Successful Ivy League Application Essays

Your Essay Topic Is Individual
“Don’t try changing your skin. If you don’t have an interest in something, 
don’t write about it. If it’s something you think about a lot, if it’s in your blood, 
then that’s probably a topic you should choose. I was surprised when I visited 
the MIT campus and asked the tour guide what she wrote about. Her essay 
was on a conversation between her fingers. I thought, this is not me. It says 
a lot about her, but it wasn’t a topic that I was going to be able to do. Write 
about something that will allow your passion come out.”
—Anonymous, MIT