Why does college make you write so many essays?

When it comes to college admissions, colleges require you to write essays to showcase your vested interest in the college, so they can gauge the likelihood of you accepting their admission, among other things.

Why do I have trouble writing essays?

The biggest reason writing an essay is so hard is because we mostly focus on those external rewards like getting a passing grade, winning our teacher’s approval, or just avoiding accusations of plagiarism. Stop trying to write a good essay (or even a “good-enough” essay).

Why do I dread writing essays?

The main factors likely to contribute here are genetic, biological predispositions to feel anxious, perfectionism in general, setting an unrealistically high goal for the essay, low self-efficacy for writing in general or for the specific essay, and low levels of self-control.

Why argumentative essays are pointless?

Conclusion. In conclusion, argumentative essays are pointless not only because of it being strenuous, but also because it is opinion changing, and sometimes wont even be counted as real argumentative essays.

Is education pointless today?

The current state of education to many students is pointless– and I don’t disagree. School is supposed to be a place in which students learn valuable lessons and concepts that will help them be successful in the future.

Do you find school bearable or useless?

I personally might find school a bit more bearable, even though it really is mostly useless. Another thing about school is that a lot of things we learned in school will be useless a couple of years down the road anyways. Nowadays, technology updates so quickly that it seems like a new version of something is coming out every second week.

Are we forced to write essays we Hate?

The catalyst for these thoughts originate with Paul Graham’s article titled “The Age of the Essay”. He ultimately suggests that we are forced to hate writing essays about things…we hate, and that we have to do this for the majority of our school days.

What is Paul Graham’s essay writing style?

Paul Graham upholds, quite controversially, that essay writing is not about forming an argument. Instead it should ask a question, answer it, and search to find a truth of some sort. It should promote new information, original ideas, and should not be so particularly structured.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_Y24NJo1BY