That is the question.
COVID impacted (and continues to impact) everyone on the planet to some extent. We have one hard and fast rule in the essay writing for application process: if anyone can say it, it isn't the right thing to say. So for the vast majority of us, we should NOT write about COVID in our applications (and no one should write about it in the essay itself). The Common App and Coalition App both have places dedicated for students to write about this topic if they need to. The question is, do they need to? To answer that question I have found several resources. Tulane University's blog always has amazing topics and this is no exception. Funny, but straight to the point, they give good examples of when and when not to write about this pandemic. But more importantly, they talk about how to write about it. The College Essay Guy also has a tremendous resource for exploring this. It is what he does, teaches you how to write. However, as much as I like Ethan's work, I am leaning toward being more conservative, and will be advising more along the lines of Tulane's advice for students.
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