This post is about College Application Essays – because that’s what you’re thinking about right now. No? Well, you should be. But is it too early?  Nope. Take a look and then read on…bit.ly/COVID-19CollegeEssayBlogPost

For 18 years I’ve been predicting two years ahead, what kids will write about in their college essays, and every two years, we (college admissions counselors) get a note from the colleges telling us to Cease and Desist – that they are fed up of the topic.

It used to be death, divorce, and drugs. Then it was demonstrating ability to handle failure when you didn’t get into the team of your choice. Then it was learning to drive as a maturing and life changing event. Then it was how you became more worldly and compassionate by building guinea pig cages for villagers in South America or playing soccer with the little kids.

None of my clients are allowed to write about predictable topics. I absolutely refuse to allow them to be one of a thousand essays – similar and unimaginative in every way.

So, what about COVID-19 as an essay topic?  Only, and I repeat only if it is, yes, unpredictable and imaginative.

There are a lot of opportunities to write an essay about COVID-19, based on Michael’s article on how colleges are stepping up to fight the virus. Here are a few:

1. Your fascination with the economic impact of the virus on colleges and how they are opening revenue streams, managing budgets and trying to plan for the future….
2. Your passion for public health and the intersection of PH and the FDA process…
3. How locations are morphing into healthcare facilities, and how you see yourself morphing also, in light of the external factors in your life…
4. You are a PPE and you are scared. It is 8am and you’re back to work with no sleep. Discuss…
5. You learned about bioethics, biostatistics as possible career choices and you now realize….

Call us to learn about our Unpredictable and Imaginative College Essay Package! We’re ready to go.