<p>definitely....</p>
<p>haha, I laughed so much that my face turned green.I was desesperately searching for a good joke.LaxTaxi, you must
be a CC Icon. <3</p>
<p>I did not know the meaning of DD/DS/DH/DW too</p>
<p>Personally, I'm getting extremely, extremely tired "off of" seeing grammatical errors like:</p>
<p>"Use proper grammar." She said.</p>
<p>^It should be "Use proper grammar," she said. You get the idea.</p>
<p>"fml" needs to be banned immediately.</p>
<p>I am new to this (CC) and am just starting to look into colleges. Regarding the essays is it mandatory, important to fill out the 'essay' that says....is there anything else you would like us to know about you'? I know you have to write a personal essay, but do you have to write the other essay also??</p>
<p>dazed and confused</p>
<p>Hi 2wavelength. Welcome to CC. There are actually a lot of essay threads on this forum, but this isn't one of them. </p>
<p>Here are a couple to check out: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/661956-essay-more-important-than-grades-yes-no.html?highlight=Essays%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/661956-essay-more-important-than-grades-yes-no.html?highlight=Essays</a></p>
<p>However, to answer your question anyway, it really depends on exactly how that extra essay question is worded. In most cases, I advise students that "An optional essay isn't really optional." Most "competitor" applicants will write one, and the applications don't really provide enough opportunity for candidates to set themselves apart from the crowd unless they take advantage of every chance they get. </p>
<p>However, there are some applications that word that "anything else?" question a bit differently. In such cases, you may be asked to provide extra info only about extenuating situations (e.g., a learning disability, an illness or death in the family that significantly affected grades, the reason behind frequent moves or atypical course choices). Here, the admission folks don't want to know that you love cats or collect shot glasses. So read the question carefully to try to determine if the college is really only seeking the extra essay from those with uncommon or complex circumstances that the rest of the application might not reveal. In such cases, you need not write it unless you, too, have some atypical information that should be shared.</p>
<p>As for being "dazed and confused" ... if it's any comfort at all, this process will do that to most everyone, so you're in good company. ;)</p>
<p>DD/D1 are fine with me–I just don’t find most efforts to make a quick point online so awful.</p>
<p>I do dislike the way “awesome” memed so quickly. I’m not awed by much, so I cringe hearing ice cream, action movies or anything connected to politicians described that way.</p>
<p><<jusdisdadyaknow: i=“” disagree.=“” both=“” my=“” short=“” answer=“” extracurricular=“” essay=“” and=“” extended=“” for=“” yale=“” harvard=“” involved=“” one=“” sentence=“” paragraphs,=“” believe=“” if=“” done=“” right=“” it=“” can=“” be=“” a=“” powerful=“” tool.=“” (both=“” essays=“” that=“” were=“” ‘epic’=“” :p)=“”>></jusdisdadyaknow:></p>
<p>I agree, Butternut. A one-sentence paragraph is a standard rhetorical device, and limited, it’s acceptable and can be powerful. Overused, it’s melodramatic.</p>
<p>haha good post</p>
<p>
I always read it as “dumb” ;)</p>
<p>When did "invite become a noun? Invite is a verb – you <em>invite</em> a friend to a party. You do that by sending an <em>invitation</em>, not an invite!!!</p>
<p>I am shocked that no one has mentioned, “alot”. I think that has must be the most frequently misspelled word/two words I see.</p>
<p>I think the word ‘you’ is used too much in essays. When a person is talking to an audience they are not supposed to say ‘you’ it makes the essay seem like the reader’s at fault. </p>
<p>It is possible to write an essay to people and make a point without jabbing them in the face with a ‘you’!</p>
<p>the word maverick was a main focus of my common app essay… although it was to poke fun at it</p>
<p>Yeah… it’s supposed to be “a person”, not “you”. Essays written in the second-person make me uncomfortable.</p>
<p>I hate the word ‘passion,’ as if it’s some concrete term on CC. I also hate it more when people go, “Nope, I don’t see any passion from you. Got something like world domination?”</p>
<p>This year, the religious have made a point of saying that their religions are not religions. It is starting to annoy me:
“Christianity is not a religion. It is a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.”
“Islam is not a religion. It is a way of life.”
“Buddhism is not a religion. It is a consciousness.”</p>
<p>I’m not some raving atheist who hates the sentiment, but I really wish that this linguistic trend would die. A religion is an organized system of belief in the supernatural. Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism (as well as Hinduism and Sikhism and Judaism) are “religions”, and there is no use in denying the fact.</p>
<p>I would love it if the abbreviation “■■■” ceased to exist.
Is your life really “f’ed”?</p>
<p>I highly doubt it.</p>