<p>To is regarding my essay for transfer to an ivy league. Which do you think is the proven approach? A lot of the essays I read from accepted students really dont mention any of their flaws and instead focus solely on the good.</p>
<p>I've read plenty of "quirky" essays that focus on flaws, but how people learned from them</p>
<p>depends on the person and the writing styles really</p>
<p>I'm just wondering if they're the ones that get admitted. I know each essay is different, etc...I'm just trying to get a feel for the greater trend at high-ranked universities.</p>
<p>most college admissions books will tell you those quirky essays will get you in</p>
<p>but in some cases, so will the cliched "I'm awesome ones" (I personally wouldn't wanna risk sounding arrogant)</p>
<p>The trend is that admissions officers want to see well-written essays that show maturity, intelligence, personality, and sincerity. Bonus if you show some creativity or wit, but an intelligent, personal essay on a more traditional topic will come across better than an empty gimmick that's just used to get attention. Either a positive essay or one that tackles a mistake can work very well. The question is: which topic is more interesting to you? Which one will you enjoy writing about more? Which one will enable you to produce a better-written essay?</p>