<p>It's better in your essays to talk about your own accomplishments and not about what you hope to do in the future right? After all, things you've done are things done. Just making sure.</p>
<p>Also, I'm curious as to if anyone here makes extensive use of the thesaurus and dictionary as they write. I know I do as I search for the perfect word sometimes.</p>
<p>Right, what you hope to do in the future might be relevant but hopes by themselves do not make for a strong essay imo.</p>
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<p>Searching for the right word is good, but make certain that the final product sounds like you and not like a human thesaurus. </p>
<p>You might discover that levigate seems to fit your intention well. That does not automatically mean that you should use it in your essay. If levigate normally would never have a ghost of a chance of crossing your lips, then imo don't put it in your essay.</p>
<p>Allow the essay to reveal you as you (at your best or nearly so) actually are.</p>
<p>oh it's not to make the essay have fancier words; it's for the right word</p>