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Essay topic ranked S-to-F tier list
A viral learning and careers format on TikTok and Instagram
Rank college-essay openings or topic clichés on an S-to-F tier list, usually ordered F up to S, and tease the strangest S-tier example in the hook.
3
accounts it worked for
7x
median, times their usual
#40
of 43 in learning and careers
Editing trick
Slideshow
Why it works
Viewers swipe to the end to see the S tier and to check whether their own draft sits in the F tier. Narrowing to one cliché topic (the family essay, the immigrant essay) beat the generic 'first lines' version on gradgpt.essays.
Hook formulathe [specific essay archetype] ranked S to F. (S tier: [odd concrete detail])
How to make it
- 1Pick one overused essay topic or element
- 2Sort real-feeling examples from F to S, one tier per slide
- 3Name the weirdest S-tier detail in the hook or slide 1
Examples
Best first, one per account. Each links to the original post.
- @olga.gradgpt
4K followers, TikTok
“S A B C D F college essay first sentences ranked S to F. the F tier is in half of all drafts.”
7.6x their usual views, slideshow, college
- @audrey.gradgpt
4K followers, TikTok
“college essay first lines ranked S to F”
7.0x their usual views, slideshow, college
- @gradgpt.essays
4K followers, TikTok
“the immigrant college essay ranked S to F. (S tier: flea market)”
5.2x their usual views, slideshow, college
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