Scholarship Essay

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Brainstorming Scholarship Essay Topic
Selecting a Scholarship Essay Topic
Writing a Scholarship Essay

Selecting a Scholarship Essay Topic - Continued

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Is your topic overdone? To ascertain this, peruse through old essays. EssayEdge's 100 free application essays can help you do this. However, most topics are overdone, and this is not a bad thing. A unique or convincing answer to a classic topic can pay off big.

Will your topic turnoff a large number of people? If you write on how everyone should worship your God, how wrong or right abortion is, or how you think the Republican or Democratic Party is evil, you will not win the scholarship or aid award. The only thing worse than not writing a memorable essay is writing an essay that will be remembered negatively. Stay away from specific religions, political doctrines, or controversial opinions. You can still write an essay about Nietzsche's influence on your life, but express understanding that not all intelligent people will agree with Nietzsche's claims. Emphasize instead Nietzsche's influence on your life, and not why you think he was wrong or right in his claims.

In this vein, if you are presenting a topic that is controversial, you must acknowledge counter arguments without sounding arrogant.