Bizzarre Essay Topic

College Essays
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<p>Okay, so I am in the process of applying to the University of Kansas's Honors College, which has a very weird essay prompt. </p>

<p>My writing style (I am a very strong writer) is slightly snarky. My teachers love it (as did the AP graders I think, got a 5). However, I am worried about carrying my voice over to a 500 word essay on "Blue or Green, defend your choice vigorously</p>

<p>I'm just overwhelmed by it, which is weird. I think I have a good intro and a two solid topics, but I need a third. I would appreciate any advice on how to tackle this, how much satire is okay, and how outside the box I need to be. </p>

<p>I don't want to be so out there I scare off the reader. :(</p>

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<p>There is no hard and fast rule that you must have 3 topics. If you have 2 good ones, develop those into your 500 word essay. This is an off-beat prompt, so I think some satire/humor is expected in the resulting essay. </p>

<p>Write it as you wish, then have a couple “impartial” folks (adults or peers) read it and tell you if they think its off-putting or not. But the most important thing in these essays is to be yourself - so let it fly and you can revise later. </p>

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<p>Oh, I have chosen green </p>

<p>But I don’t think the reader want to hear me talk about how green is the color of your PipBoy in Fallout 3. </p>

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<p>@VSGPeanut101‌ Thank you! I’m now trying to think of instances of green in pop culture. </p>

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<p>With an essay prompt like that, they can’t possibly expect you to be all that serious. </p>

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<p>They clearly want to see your creativity, humor, and satire with that topic. I think a “slightly snarky” tone would work. Also, 500 words is not a lot. You may find that your two topics take up the full word count. I wouldn’t overthink it. </p>

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<p>Thanks so much you guys. I submitted my application this morning with a completed essay (I may have rushed it, but I felt very confident in my writing), and my resumé and transcript. I had several people proof read it. </p>

<p>I’m going to be that scary student that feels as if she will only be happy at KU (which has a 97% acceptance rate). I qualify for their J-School automatically; I would just love to be in their honors college. </p>

<p>My base stats are excellent I just was psyching myself out on a offbeat essay topic. Good luck to everyone else, and I would be happy to read essays or offer mine up to be read for laughs :)</p>