English 1302 Students: Begin writing your college application essays. Here are three topics you can adapt
as you need to do so. Write all three and consider them a part of your portfolio collection.
1. What life experiences have you had that you would consider defining moments? Describe what happened and how it was
a personal epiphany.
2. What attributes do you possess that would make you an asset to the social, cultural, and educational climate of the
college of your choice? Be specific and provide anecdotal evidence.
3. Recall a time in your life when you had to make a life-altering decision which affected you and someone else in you
life. What happened and what did it teach you about yourself, about people, about the world. How has this decision made you
a stronger person, or heightened your sensitivity or self-awareness?
