<p>@ curious, i was about to say the same thing as ask-paul. the bollywood one is pretty humorous i’d say, but i’m using that for the common app (every other school) — i haven’t looked at MIT’s essays yet, but hopefully i can adapt it to whatever MIT asks for. i thought it would be cool to pepper in a funny side to contrast with the techie part of my app.</p>
<p>and @ ask-paul, i think i’ve got my main awards/ECs sorted out pretty well (for the common app, at least),and i also plan on submitting a supplemental resume to each school. in addition, i was planning on sending a research abstract/journal article along with my supplemental professor recommendation; do you think sending all three of these is overkill or worthwhile? and thanks for your input regarding my essay, hopefully humor can stand out as a little distinctive.</p>