<p>I heard that many colleges prefer essays that are straightforward. Is the University of Chicago one of those schools? They sound pretty lenient on their admissions page.</p>
<p>If you can answer “Where’s Waldo?” in a straightforward manner, sure.</p>
<p>Their essays are supposed to be creative, interesting essays. And you should put this on the University of Chicago page, because that’s where it belongs.</p>
<p>Sorry I am kinda new to CC so is it ok if someone show me how to move this thread to the University of Chicago’s page?</p>
<p>You can’t, but moderators can. It’s alright, but for future reference if you’re asking a question about a specific college, (Unless it’s asking for chances, but you we won’t be doing that anymore in a few months 
) ask it in the college’s section.</p>
<p>Got it, thank you for your input!</p>
<p>Here is a quote from the UChicago admissions blog:</p>
<p>“But: don’t just feel the need to be creative for the sake of having done something creative. Style cannot make up for an essay that lacks substance–an acrostic poem spelling UCHICAGO with only one word per letter may not be the best choice. If you’re not a person who often likes to express yourself through rap, poetry, or songwriting, your college application essay is not the time to start. An essay with well considered ideas in a traditional format will carry you much further than a super-quirky format with few solid ideas to back it up. Creativity and originality are certainly much appreciated in our application process, but make sure to ask yourself a very important question: am I presenting this idea or this format because it is the way I feel I can best express myself and my ideas? Is making a statement about this topic–or making my statement in this way–truly important to me? Or am I doing it just for the sake of doing it?”</p>
<p>Don’t write an unorthodox essay because you think you have to. What they want to see is not a uniquely constructed essay featuring aliens (althought it is a possibility). IMO, they want to see creative thinking, an ability to formulate and interpret thought in a higher level. My “uncommon essay” was a very traditional essay, but the content and thought behind it were not traditional.</p>