The essay of all essays. The essay that is in the back of your mind throughout high school. What will I write about? Is my life interesting enough? Is writing about how Abraham Lincoln is my idol too basic? Well guess what, once you get into college, you never think about it again (at least, I did not). The summer going into my senior year, I am pretty sure that my mother bothered me almost everyday to start writing mine. The problem was that I had no idea what to write about. You always hear those stories about really cool college essays that stand out from the rest. I could not think of a single thing that happened in my life that was earth shattering or that would catch the eye of an elite college. I was pretty mediocre to be honest. Now, I know that we are all unique in some way, but that is hard to put on paper in 1,000 words. Long story short, I was fed up with being constantly told to write it so I wrote the truth about who I was in the eyes of a college. I give you the essay I wrote, but never sent. Please excuse my ignorant 18-year-old, honest self...
A True College Essay by Meaghan Barry
I sit in my bed at 12:00 a.m. having just watched one of America’s greatest films, "The Breakfast Club." No, college, I am not in any way thinking about my future--well maybe the immediate future, but not next fall. Teens complain today about how everyone is fake toward each other, but in reality the most fake you can get is the college process. I am, for once, going to be real with you.
Okay, so you want me to write a creative 1,000 word essay about how I standout from the rest. Well guess what…I do not. I am a Caucasian, wealthy, prep school gal and my entire family is healthy and happy…for the most part. I am sorry I am not coming up with some creative theme to write about my success just to fill the void….I have never faced oppression. I am the majority.
To answer the question of “what can you bring to this school?” here is my answer. Nothing. Oh sure I will get involved in the events at school and I will be a varsity athlete, but no, you will not call me back 10 years from now to ask me to give the commencement speech. No, you will not email me to say that I received an alumni award either. I can promise you that I will not in any way take away from the school or make it look bad. I may party occasionally, but I am sure partying is not a foreign idea to the university. College, not every one of your incoming freshmen is going to be ideal. Hey… here is to being a filler for the class of 2019.
P.S. Just a bonus, I can pay full tuition.
