<p>I haven't decided ED or RD so I can't access Part II of the application. Can anyone tell me what essays they're requiring/topics?
Thanks!</p>
<p>" On a separate sheet of paper, write an essay which conveys to the reader a sense of who you are. Possible topics may include, but are not limited to, experiences which have shaped your life, the circumstances of your upbringing, your most meaningful intellectual achievement, the way you see the world - the people in it, events great and small, everyday life - or any personal theme which appeals to your imagination. "</p>
<p>If you download the paper application, you may see all the questions from the second part also.</p>
<p>thanks for the help!</p>
<p>Would it be looked down upon if I used my essay for UChicago for Columbia? I’m not trying to be lazy - I just think my essay shows a lot about me, and I really like what I wrote. I know people cross over their essays for different schools all the time, but I think you can tell that my essay came from a different school’s prompt. Is that a really bad thing?</p>
<p>^^I have the same question. I am doing the Borges y yo essay for Chicago and it really displays the two sides of my personlity. Will it be ok if I used the same essay for both schools?
Thanks</p>
<p>Same here!</p>
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<p>Seeing as how there is some perceived competition between columbia and Uchic, I’m willing to bet that the adcoms here know what the essay for Uchich is every year. Nothing bars you from using it but you run the risk of having them see you as a bit lazy</p>
<p>I’m not sure how specific the Chicago essay is, but if it’s anything close to a “write something about yourself” essay (or can be tweaked into one), you might as well use it. If it’s your best work, why write another essay that’s potentially not going to be as good?</p>
<p><a href=“http://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/level3.asp?id=376[/url]”>http://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/level3.asp?id=376</a></p>
<p>they are referring to essay 3</p>
<p>I read essay #3 5 times. I still have no idea what the f— it’s even saying.</p>
<p>UChicago is one of the most eccentric colleges I have ever seen.
I think when it comes to exclusivity, they outright beat Columbia!
I mean come on, an essay topic asking how you feel about Wednesday? Are you kidding?
Columbia2002, I wouldn’t even bother trying to decipher what they are saying unless you’re trying to exercise your critical thinking skills</p>
<p>since the above post is irrelevant and doesnt actually contribute to the question of the thread i will say it again:</p>
<p>go ahead and use it if you want but i feel that it’s not going to be hard for them to know you are reusing an essay. then again, who knows how b**chy adcoms are? they could very well sympathize with the work loads you have to deal with and dont care. or they could hate you…who knows</p>
<p>Adcoms talk. Adcoms from Columbia and Chicago especially talk. The connection between the schools runs deep; research it if you care to.</p>
<p>If you’re serious about this, don’t be lazy and re-use the same essay. The quirkiness of Chicago essays are the talk of all the adcoms. If you re-use your Chicago essay, adcoms will know. Skraylor is right on about this. And that Borges prompt is kind of cliche by Chicago standards (as is the Borges piece itself); I’m surprised they’re running that this year.</p>
<p>Gatsby, its funny because where on Earth do they find the time to connect when they have to read thousands of essays…</p>
<p>^i too think it’s a waste of their precious time to cross check, i can’t see where they find time.</p>
<p>I didn’t express myself well.</p>
<p>My main point was this: the Columbia adcoms know what the Chicago prompts are. A Columbia adcom will know if you re-use your Chicago essay.</p>
<p>& then ultimately find out that you’re applying to UChicago.
Its not such a smart idea to let colleges know that you’re applying to other prestigious schools</p>
<p>^that’s not what gatsby is getting at, the disadvantage of a college thinking that you’ve reused an essay is that it makes them feel less special, and reduces your percieved interest and committment to the college. So using an essay that’s clearly for a prompt of another application is possibly and probably harmful. True, applicants do it all the time but it shouldn’t seem recycled, and how many of them actually get in?</p>
<p>confidentialcoll is right. It’s not so much that you’re applying to other prestigious schools (they’d be pretty stupid to assume this isn’t happening) as it is showing less commitment to this school. ED could help offset this, I suppose, but there had better been something really compelling about your response to make using it worthwhile.</p>
<p>You only have one essay for Columbia, so make it count.</p>