<p>Now, the time's up, my essays beens sent to Harvard and Yale.
As a student from Germany I have not the slightest clue about the standard for a good essay in America. So, cc is considered to be an amalgamation of high achievers and some of you have certainly written a great essay. I would love if anybody could have a look at my essay and tell me if it is any good and maybe sent me a essay of his own which he thinks is quite decent, so that I know where I stand.<br>
Thanks in advance</p>
<p>so here’s my harvard supplement:
This essay is a lot like psychoanalysis. I get to talk about myself to an academic, I do not see the addressed person and I get to pay 80 dollars for this opportunity. “So how are you feeling today?”
To be honest I am sad. Sometimes I just feel the pain of being. It is the result of the gap between idea and reality, or the difference between what is and what is possible.
I believe strongly in the idea of cultural understanding and yet I look at a world full of racial conflicts.
However, it is not only intellectual, but also personal disappointment in the world.
When I first went to secondary school everything was intense. I met new friends and felt the electric excitement of saying “Hello, I am Max.” to a beautiful girl. Having grown accustomed to school, sometimes a trite lesson makes me long for the thrill of the first day.
I have tried to deal with the gap by blocking out the sun of ideas and living sedatedly in the cave of conventions. However, it only brought me superficial happiness and emotional numbness. Because I realized that close-minded ordinary life would lead to my mental death, I decided that I had to achieve self-fulfillment through the constant excitement of finding new knowledge and possibilities.
About a year ago I first read about the revolutionary concept of polyphasic sleep. By sleeping several times a day, one can reduce daily sleep to four hours, or even up to two hours. Although it took me three attempts to adapt, I can say that I have transcended traditional sleep patterns.
I have learned speed-reading, which enabled me to read texts two times faster, and started to meditate daily, which lets me attain peace.
However, the most prodigious discovery I made was lucid dreaming. This is the learnable ability to control one’s dream actively. Mankind is actually able to create the world as it likes. I can understand if you have goose bumps now.
Every new discovery has helped me to comprehend reality and left me more passionate and curious. Polyphasic sleep has shown me the incredible power of the mind to overcome obstacles, speed-reading has enhanced my knowledge, meditation is a wonderful new state of mind and my two short lucid dreams have allowed me to get a glimpse of a world which is so uniquely beautiful that it makes my heart ache.<br>
My experiences in the past year fill me with boundless enthusiasm to read books, speak with people and to undergo new adventures. The sky is the limit. I will not only improve my personal capabilities and find greater excitement, but most importantly my understanding will continue to grow so furiously that eventually I will come to peace with the world.
Well, our first session has come to an end and I am obviously feeling better. I hope that we can begin treatment at your office in fall. Psychoanalysis takes a long time, so how would you feel about a time span of four years?</p>