<p>I hated the essay topics when I applied. These ones don't look much better. When I was applying, I wasn't planning on coming to UVA, so I didn't do the essays until the night before (which happened to be the night of the Orange Bowl (when USC beat Oklahoma...). I was cocky and felt that I had a right to be admitted regardless of how much time I spent on my essays, so I pounded out some random stuff in about an hour and submitted them. They ended up being decent essays and I think the admissions people liked them.</p>