College Essay

[Dreadnought[dA]]

I have to type a college entrance report for AP English. I've gone completely brain dead on what to type and need help. Just need some ideas for perhaps what I should talk about and in what order. I'm *pretending* to submit a form to a college so I chose Washington State University (WSU). Basically, I have to talk about myself, why I want to go to the college, and what my plans are. Problem is, I seem to be able to sum it all up in 8 sentences when I need two pages. Ideas on what to type would be greatly appreciated.
Went to wikipedia and found, "Common topics include career aspirations, academic strengths and weaknesses, past experiences, and reasons for applying to a particular school." Still can't think of anything though so I've come to the conclusion I suck at writing about myself.

Info about myself:
Moved from Tillamook Oregon (rural) to Olympia Washington (suburbs) in 2004
Exceptional with math
Good with puzzles, problems, JASS
Attended Cisco Networking Academy
Interested in learning UI Programming (Truthfully I'd say game designer but every person on the planet wants to be one of those)
I play electric guitar (Gibson)
Good with creative writing
Too many video games @_@

Interesting fact: I never curse in real life (I let some slip online though)

Thanks for your help

 

[Joe-black-5]

lulz you are on your own, i did a 800 word essay last week and i am doing a 5000 word project right now XD

 

[InfiniteSeven]

Well, I find in cases like this, elaborately long words and sentences help.

As for your essay... Well that's really something you, yourself has to come up with. But you can do things like talk about why you are a good or bad at somethings, including talk about your reports, grades, what areas you've studied and what qualifies you to the university. You should also maybe add things like, what made you to apply to the college, what do you wish to achieve and why you aspire to achieve it and why you think you should be enrolled.

Those kind of things, I guess.

 

[ady_illidan]

Ever watched Powerpuff Girls? Noticed how Mojo Jojo spoke? That's what you need: long sentences, long words. If it's a very long essay you can write about how to greet people in 25 languages.
I don't think too many people will read your whole essay if it has 10 pages.

 

[Gilles]

I hate doing those too. Good thing I'm not in school. : )

 

[Dreadnought[dA]]

Thanks for the replies and support

I'm nearly done with it.

 

[43berries]

You need to make up a fictional, but believable story that can't be tracked. IE: Had some enlightening moment with a stranger on a death bed.

 

[Cavman]

Essay's a bitch. I failed my first college english class because of them. Though it seems you no longer need help, I would say ramble. Ramble alot, but make it look cool relevant.

Aslo, woot, Washington!

 

[43berries]

College essays are simple if you're swell with connectives and good at telling a riveting story.

 

[Teh_Ephy]

/facepalm
Some of you people need to realise that he's writing a pretend college essay, like one that you send to colleges with your transcripts and other fluff to get you accepted; he is not writing an essay for a college course.

 

[43berries]

But the point is, eventually he would need one, so why not get it over with it now?

 

[lindenkron]

Yes!

 

[Teh_Ephy]

But the point is, eventually he would need one, so why not get it over with it now?

The point is that people are talking to him like he's writing an essay for a college course, whereas he is writing a college essay, which is an entirely different thing.

 

[Dreadnought[dA]]

That is true, I'm just writing it for AP English, but it's still nice to get info about writing a real college essay so when I go to college (next year) I'll be more prepared.

 

[43berries]

Essays are essays. They're simple A-B-C-D and so on with connectives. Nevertheless, even if the task is in college course, AP English course, or an actual college application essay, all three of them would be similar in syntax, but only different in style, tone and purpose.