A popular college essay prompt
seems to be along the lines of “What matters to you?” or “What is something our
university should definitely know about you?” In all honesty, I've been
struggling with college essays, especially the self-reflective kind.
For one of U of I’s essays, I had
to write about how my past has impacted my decisions about my future. Initially
I had a lot of trouble figuring out what to write about. I really woke up one
day and decided I would major in business and fashion...there wasn't a specific
part of my past that has been the indicator of that. I didn't grow up drawing clothing
I created in my mind, and I never thought I would want to be a business major. I had always had the
impression that those business people were the boring ones...all serious and
stuff...
And that was until I actually
started to look into it. I realized that I could find ways to connect my artsy
self into a field that, at first glance, can sound unexciting.
A lot of qualities that a business
major needs—discipline, motivation, the ability to persist in long term goals—were
things that I have learned through my background in piano. Once I finally came to
terms with this, I realized that I had my essay.
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