Music is deeply ingrained in our personal histories. When attempting to write a personal essay, using the shared human experience of music feels like a solid bridge between you and your reader. Unfortunately, many of these essays are given to over generalizations and hyperbole.
“Cliché Essays” is a series of posts reflecting on the stalest admission essay topics we’ve received at Centre. In this post, we review the extended metaphor essay. Some of the best essays we’ve ever read employ this formula, but so have many of the worst…including every essay in which the applicant compares him or herself to a spork.
