<p>I was in the creative writing club my freshman yr (I'm a junior or rising senior now) and I've been the newspaper editor for two years. Freshman year the only legitimate poem I've ever written was published in a creative teen writing anthology and I've interviewed various teachers and one student for my school paper. I also wrote an editorial about the recent inauguration and was interviewed by the Register-News because I attended it. I'm known as the walking dictionary and the walking thesaurus by my peers and my teachers regard me as one of the best writers they've ever had. Unfortunately I've never viewed writing as a viable hobby/interest/PASSION and I'm starting to regret it because everyone I know thinks it's my forte. My mezzo forte is science and it's a half passion. So I'm in science league and math club. I guess student council, peer coaching, future teachers, big bro/sis, and NHS reflect my interest in the human effort if you will, (I'm also a HOBY alum and I travelled to several countries in europe and one in africa) sociology and human psychology enraptures me... so HOW WILL COLLEGES PERCEIVE ME IN REGARDS TO MY ACTIVITIES AND IS MY WRITING SKILL LEGITIMATE CAUSE FOR SEEKING A LOCAL NEWSPAPER INTERNSHIP OR VOLUNTEER SERVICE AT A LOCAL NEWSPAPER? HELP!</p>
<p>Judging by that post, your writing skill is not legitimate.</p>
<p>How so? Also, unless you have legitimate proof that your opinion is viable then that comment has no effect on me. So if you can’t provide any evidence of your expansive knowledge (major sarcasm) then I will assume that you are cowardly.</p>
<p>I have to agree with imrightyourewrong. The phrase “in regards to” is incorrect (should be “in regard to”), and I’m not sure you’ve used disingenuous correctly. Dictionary.com lists the first meaning as “insincere or calculating” which doesn’t quite fit the situation, and the second meaning of “faux-naif” really doesn’t work. But then, I’m no walking thesaurus.</p>
<p>Some random strangers on the internet aren’t going to be able to tell you what you want to do with your life. Its up to you to decide what you want. If you are confident about what you want then it will shine through any application or essay you write.</p>
<p>That being said, reading through your list of “achievements” makes me very hesitant to believe that you did all those things. I just don’t think its possible to do all that while in high school.</p>
<p>What’s the deal with “notsonewfound” interest? I mean, it’s obvious what you mean, but why leave out the spaces? Hmmm. . . ? Not really that funny to leave out spaces, is it? And isn’t “not so new found” kind of superfluous? Why not just leave it out all together, hmmm? Doesn’t “interest in writing” sound a whole lot better. . . ? Hmmm . . . ? iiiiii think it dooooes!!! :):):)</p>
<p>I think sentence structure is much more important than knowing how to use a thesaurus. </p>
<p>Seriously though, just do whatever you want. Since writing is your passion, go for it.</p>
<p>I agree with the previous posters. If you think writing is your passion and want to present yourself as a writer, go for it. If you think something else is your passion and you want to present yourself as a writer, still go for it. You won’t be the first person to somewhat misrepresent yourself on a college app. If you’re ambiguous, go for whatever you think the college would like.</p>
<p>Of course, I didn’t just say that <em>coughcough</em></p>
<p>I also have to agree with the other posters. If you’re the editor of your paper, I cringe to see the writing of the other staff writers.</p>
<p>As a former journalism major, I’m stricken with e-horror.</p>
<p>“my mezzo forte”? ***.</p>
<p>Seriously, reading your post was rather painful. People seem to forget that writing should ultimately aid comprehension, not impede it with fanciful terminology (terminologies you don’t seem to have fully mastered).</p>