Being Unique in the "Why Yale" Essay

[entrebusecon]

<p>Pre-edit post: (Can I write about Yale's short take essays for my Why Yale essay?)</p>

<p>Current Question: Not having attended the school my view on why I want to apply to Yale is based purely on what I have been told or read or heard from others. The unique characteristics of Yale are not unique topics to write about. Is it necessarily a bad thing to not be unique about my why Yale essay? </p>

[gibby]

<p>IMHO, That’s an awful idea. The better way to approach this is question is “What does Yale offer you that you cannot find at UPenn, or another school?” You might want to explore Yale’s website’s for housing, curriculum, general education, tone, overall happiness, etc. </p>

<p>Here’s what my son wrote four years ago, but as Admissions Officers have already seen these words, you don’t want to risk being called a plagiarist, so you’ll have to consider other aspects of the college.</p>

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Because it’s not Harvard! No, I’m not being flippant, as my sister attends that other school to the north and I understand what I don’t want. From the whimsical admissions video, to the creatively festooned hats worn on Class Day, humor abounds at Yale – and I want to be part of that tradition! In addition, Yale’s residential college system is a big attraction, as I would like to participate in intramural sports. Most importantly though, Yale will allow me to explore a wide variety of academic interests, from computer science to physics to economics; each department has incredibly stimulating courses that I would like to take.

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