BEST THING EVER...I did not write this

College Essays
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<p>The</a> Best College Essay </p>

<p>enjoy</p>

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<p>i’ve read this before! it’s wonderful! i’m not sure if i could send in an application like that… not knowing how the admissions office would view it… it’s brilliant though… and ballsy.</p>

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<p>That was awesome…it kind of reminds me of those Chuck Norris phrases.</p>

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<p>old, old news. I believe that this guy is currently going to NYU, or he might have graduated already.</p>

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<p>haha it might be old, but it’s still a great piece. nice find!</p>

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<p>It looks like the essay was written for a literary contest:
[College</a> Application Essay - Netlore Archive](<a href=“http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/blbyol3.htm]College”>Humor & Whimsy)
"This satirical essay, or a version of it, was written by a high school student named Hugh Gallagher, who entered it in the humor category of the Scholastic Writing Awards in 1990 and won first prize. It was subsequently published in Literary Calvalcade, a magazine of contemporary student writing, and reprinted in Harper’s and The Guardian before taking off as one of the most forwarded “viral” emails of the decade.</p>

<p>Though this was not his actual college application essay, Gallagher was ultimately accepted at NYU, where he graduated in 1994. Since then he has worked as a freelance writer. His first novel, Teeth, was published by Pocket Books in March 1998."</p>

<p>You can read more about the author on Wikipedia:
<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Gallagher_(humorist[/url])”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Gallagher_(humorist)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I love this essay!! FYI… It’s been around since the mid 90’s. It was written by humorist, Hugh Gallagher.</p>

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<p>That’s hilarious! love it! Discovered the meaning of life but forgot to write it down - best line ever! haha</p>