<p>I have an idea of an essay, but it involves it being entirely composed of dialogue. I would be being interviewed by someone, and through the questions and my answers I would address and answer the prompt. Is this a bad idea?
If any further information is needed, please ask. This is my first post, so I'm clueless.</p>
<p>I’d shy away from it personally as a main essay, but as a supplement essay, sure no doubt!</p>
<p>Okay, will do. I was on the fence, but this helps. Thanks!</p>
<p>I don’t like to stifle something creative or different. But my gut reaction is that this sounds tiresome. I guess it will all be in the execution. I really don’t think essays need gimmicks. It could work, though.</p>
<p>“Gimmicky” is the very word that came to my mind, too.</p>
<p>I think one of the purposes of the essay is to demonstrate that you can write. If you choose an unconventional approach, it’ll be a lot harder to assess that.</p>
<p>People have written essays in the form of a haiku - so this idea is hardly unknown. But you don’t have much length to work with, so it’ll be difficult to pull off. And if it doesn’t work, it’ll stick out like a sore thumb. But if it works, it could be epic - after all the Gettysburg Address is only about 270 words long.</p>
<p>Try it if you must, but don’t unleash it unless you get a big thumbs up from people who know the schools you’ll be applying to and how they’ll react to such an essay.</p>
<p>Does it have to be entirely dialogue? Could you show your thought process in between questions so it’s more like a regular essay?</p>
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