Common App Essay
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Some students have a background or story that is so central to their identity that they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story
Many people would say that their family or friendships is what exemplifies them. Others would say that it is the organizations that they are a part of what makes them who they are. But for me, that is not true. I am defined by two singular subjects. I am defined by my writing as I write the words of my story, “Don’t hold back, Harry!” I am defined by the Japanese style of cartoons, anime. Anime and writing intertwine to define me. Anime and writing both contribute to making me who I am.
“The only who can beat me, is me,” says Aomine, smirking as he slams the basketball into the hoop. ~Kuroko no Basuke~
I’ve been writing stories since I was 9. I even wrote a story that I wanted to publish in elementary school. However, my passion bloomed in high school, when I started writing fanfiction. Fanfiction is when writers take an already existing piece of literature and add their own little twist to it. I myself have done a Harry Potter Fanfiction. In this fanfiction, I have taken Harry and made him the older brother to the boy-who-lived, and I have made him go to a school that J.K. Rowling did not create, but a school of my own creation. The authors then post it on a website so that people can read and give feedback on it. Soon, I had committed my life to this sole website. I was writing at every chance I got: in the car, before bed, and early in the morning. Nothing could stop me from writing my fanfiction. I was determined to write as much fanfiction as possible.
My passion for writing began to evolve during high school. While I still wrote fanfiction, I began to write my own original fiction. At first, it was slow going, and I wasn’t sure how the plot would unfold. With my fanfiction, it wasn’t hard to create
Some students have a background or story that is so central to their identity that they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story
Many people would say that their family or friendships is what exemplifies them. Others would say that it is the organizations that they are a part of what makes them who they are. But for me, that is not true. I am defined by two singular subjects. I am defined by my writing as I write the words of my story, “Don’t hold back, Harry!” I am defined by the Japanese style of cartoons, anime. Anime and writing intertwine to define me. Anime and writing both contribute to making me who I am.
“The only who can beat me, is me,” says Aomine, smirking as he slams the basketball into the hoop. ~Kuroko no Basuke~
I’ve been writing stories since I was 9. I even wrote a story that I wanted to publish in elementary school. However, my passion bloomed in high school, when I started writing fanfiction. Fanfiction is when writers take an already existing piece of literature and add their own little twist to it. I myself have done a Harry Potter Fanfiction. In this fanfiction, I have taken Harry and made him the older brother to the boy-who-lived, and I have made him go to a school that J.K. Rowling did not create, but a school of my own creation. The authors then post it on a website so that people can read and give feedback on it. Soon, I had committed my life to this sole website. I was writing at every chance I got: in the car, before bed, and early in the morning. Nothing could stop me from writing my fanfiction. I was determined to write as much fanfiction as possible.
My passion for writing began to evolve during high school. While I still wrote fanfiction, I began to write my own original fiction. At first, it was slow going, and I wasn’t sure how the plot would unfold. With my fanfiction, it wasn’t hard to create