This was actually our last essay topic in English class...as well as a controversial new law in China that requires a 30 day “cooling off” period before getting a divorce. Students are more interested in social topics than anything else these days. When the average SAT score is 785 on math and IB 42/45 for ninety students, you have to invest a lot of time and effort in critical thinking essay/speaking skills. We just had 94 students get into Illinois out of a graduating class of 425, but that was the backup choice for 95% of them. Almost all prefer UCLA, UCSB and NYU.