Creative College Essay Topics

With each passing year, it is getting more and more difficult to get into a college of one's choice. The essay written along with the college application form is the most important criteria to determine whether a candidate will be admitted in the college or not. It is used to understand the opinions, values, and the thinking process of a probable student.

• Begin the process by brainstorming about your personality and the strengths that define you as a person.
• Write the first draft without thinking about the mistakes you're making. Let your thought process be written down on paper.
• Through your first draft, find out where the introduction, body, and conclusion sections are.

Firstly, this is a list of topics gathered to inspire you to write an essay of your choice. And secondly, you don't necessarily have to pick a topic from the list. Perhaps while going through the list, you got an idea about writing something completely different. So, take your time in finalizing the topic for your essay, and proceed from there.

• Who has been the greatest influence in your life and in what ways?
• Which is the last book that you read and what were your reasons for selecting that book to read?
• Describe your greatest achievement in life.
• Describe five things that you love about yourself.
• Which is your favorite subject and why?
• What is your life goal? How will you accomplish it?

• Who is the most successful person in the world today and why?
• What is more important for you - being famous or being content with life?
• Did you help somebody in the past one week? If yes, how? If not, then why?
• Compare and contrast North America and South America.
• Compare and contrast hurricanes and cyclones

• Compare and contrast soccer and rugby
• Compare and contrast Islamic traditions and Christian ideologies
• Should immigrants be welcomed in America?
• Vegetarians are healthier than meat eaters. Do you agree?
• Has sex education been successful to bring down teenage pregnancies?

• Has technology made us aloof?
• Do you think its right to be impulsive once in a while? Have you ever taken risks in your life? If yes, then what was the outcome? If no, will you take risks in the future?
• Describe the worst moment of your life. How did you handle it?
• Which historical personality you best identify yourself with and why?

• Describe your family, friends, neighbors and acquaintances. What have you learned from them?
• Is studying in a college important to get educated?
• An arm for an arm, a life for a life. Is death penalty justified?
• The role of a man in a family has undergone a sea change. Give arguments for and against it.

• The rise in crime rate among the teens could be attributed to the mass media, including the newspaper, films, TV, radio, etc. Give your opinion for or against this statement.
• Is outsourcing of jobs to the Asian countries good for America's economy?
• Compare and contrast Roger Federer and Rafeal Nadal
• Compare and contrast anxiety and depression

• Compare and contrast Bill Clinton and Barack Obama
• Predict something that is going to happen in the year 2080. How can you stop that from happening now?
• Which fruit describes your personality the best, and how?

• Write an essay by relating the following words - soccer, aphrodisiac, intellectual, career, peace, and globalization.
• Write a poem on your life.

While writing an essay, you need to make sure that your personality, opinions, and talents are highlighted. The essays should hold the attention of the reader, making him/her think that the writer is exceptional and smart. The only way to do it is by writing the essays creatively and making them interesting, with lots of reasons, proofs, and facts thrown in.