Abigail Mack, an 18-year-old, wrote a poignant essay about her hatred for the letter ‘S’ after losing a parent to cancer, which has garnered her admission to Harvard University. She reflects on how the letter symbolizes her loss and the absence of her mother, yet she has learned to cope with it and channel her experiences into motivation. Her essay has resonated with many, earning her praise for her writing talent and emotional depth.
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I Hate The Letter S Essay
Tribune Web Desk
Chandigarh, May 14
This 18-year-old's essay is one of the most heartbreaking things
you will read today.
Abigail Mack's essay on hating the letter 'S' has earned her a seat
at the Harvard University. The teenager, in a video, talked about
how this single letter has haunted her. She revealed that she
started hating the letter after losing a parent to cancer.
The clip has been reposted on all social media platforms.
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She says, "I hate the letter 's'. Of the 164,777 words with 's' I only
grapple with one. To condemn an entire letter because of its use
0.0006 per cent of the time sounds statistically absurd, but that
one case changed 100 per cent of my life.
I used to have two parents, but now I have one, and the 's' in
'parents' isn't going anywhere. 'S' follows me. I can't get through
a day without being reminded that while my friends went out to
dinner with their parents, I ate with my parent.
As I write this essay, there is a blue line under the word 'parent'
telling me to check my grammar; even Grammarly assumes that I
should have parents, but cancer doesn't listen to edit
suggestions. I won't claim that my situation is as unique as one in
164,777, but it is still an exception to the rule - an outlier. The
world isn't meant for this special case."
The student says that she spent time distracting herself from the
letter, and the absence of her mother that it represents.
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She, eventually, learned to stop running away from the letter 's'.
She is now pursuing a 'double s' - passion.
She said: "'S' got me moving, but it hasn't kept me going. I don't
seek out sadness, so 's' must stay on the sidelines, and until I am
completely ready, motivation is more than enough for me."
Abigail's essay has touched the hearts of millions.
One user said: "So this is what a great writer looks like." another
wrote: "Well at least now Ik how high the bar is. A third user
added: "I never knew that the opening line of an essay could be
this beautiful." Yet another commented, "You are an amazing
writer. Harvard is lucky to have you! Hope you have the time of
your life!"
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