Through the college application process, a written essay allows you to demonstrate why you deserve admission and give insight into your personality, both as a student and as a person. Common App is the main platform for applying to your chosen college(s), and within this process, there is a list of essay topics to help showcase your dreams, talents, challenges, life lessons, and other personal aspects. In Advanced Composition, the task was to write essays based on one of the provided topics, reflecting on the grueling, meaningful, and life-changing events that have positively, or negatively, influenced our physical and mental growth.