<p>I'm getting a headache from trying to make these things narratives. The only way I could do it is make a conversation or talk about the campus visit and that doesn't sound that interesting to me either.</p>
<p>you can most def make them straight fwd</p>
<p>What I've been trying to do is give some background info as a narrative and then tying it into some aspect of the school.</p>
<p>Most of mine have so far been pretty straightforward, though in the end they want to see a link between you as a candidate and the school, right? That's what really matters more than creativity, which may blur the point you're trying to make.</p>