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Letter to High School Seniors of Jamaica, Haiti, the Cayman Islands, the DR, and Cuba

Dear High School Seniors of Jamaica, Haiti, the Cayman Islands, and Cuba,

I pray this message finds you safe and steadily regaining strength after Hurricane Melissa—however difficult that journey may still be. Your university dreams remain alive. You must still secure your place in college. And that means writing compelling, truthful, and memorable application essays.

Below are 20 concise, British-English essay topic ideas aligned with the current Common App prompts. Each is crafted to help you reflect meaningfully on the expectation, the experience, and the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.

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20 Possible Essay Topics

  1. Waiting for Melissa: Lessons in Fear, Duty, and Hope

  2. What Melissa Taught Me About Community and Quiet Resilience

  3. Learning to Lead When Melissa Darkened Jamaica’s Skies

  4. Melissa’s Aftermath and the Rebuilding of My Inner World

  5. How Melissa Reshaped My Understanding of Home and Responsibility

  6. From Dread to Action: Preparing for Hurricane Melissa

  7. What I Found When Melissa Took the Lights Away

  8. Melissa’s Winds and the Courage I Borrowed from Neighbours

  9. Growing Up Overnight in the Wake of Hurricane Melissa

  10. Service, Loss, and Grace: My Melissa Journey

  11. How Melissa Changed My View of Climate Justice in the Caribbean

  12. The Night Melissa Redefined Family and Community for Me

  13. Holding Study, Sanity, and Service Together Through Melissa

  14. What Melissa Revealed About Inequality in My District

  15. Faith, Floodwater, and the Fragility of Ordinary Life

  16. Melissa’s Path and My Path Towards Purposeful Action

  17. Relearning Gratitude in the Quiet Ruin of Melissa

  18. Why Melissa Made Me Believe in Collective Strength

  19. How I Found My Voice During Melissa’s Silence

  20. Melissa’s Ruins and the Making of My Determination


Thank you for the benefit of your time.


Regards,

Dennis A. Minott, PhD, MISES, 

A-QuEST College Counsellors

Tel/WhatsApp:(876) 418-0418


 
 
 
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