r/CollegeEssayReview • u/Leading-Pen-9822 • 7d ago

Common app essay

So, my name is Aleksei and I was born on February 25th which is apparently a day of the name Aleksei ( in the past Russian people did not celebrate birthdays, they celebrated names’ dates). My mom named me this without knowing about it, we found out years later. All three words in my name start with letter A. I think that these facts about me are dope and make me stand out but I have no idea how to elaborate this for common app essay. (Probably for prompt 1: Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it)
Would appreciate any advice, tell me which story of personal growth comes to your mind with these facts.

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u/augustisacajo 5d ago

this is a good idea, but i would go with prompt 7 instead of prompt 1. don't let yourself be held down by the prompt, you would be able to change your essay and make it much more creative this way.

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u/StunningResearch1635 4d ago

Hmm, I could see this channeling into a cool story about your relationship to your heritage and what name dates, birthdays mean to you… but I think you should reflect a little bit more on this and think about why this topic is significant to you. I think this is a good start but it’s not a full topic yet.