<p>When you write a college essay is it better to be modest, or try to exemplify yourself as much as possible so that you can distinguish yourself amongst the others? I know the admission officers are humans so they must detest braggarts a lot. But I have a hard time of showing them my strong points without sounding as if I'm just trying to brag about myself.
How do you guys try to tackle this problem?</p>
<p>Exemplify yourself in a way that stands out. Bragging usually doesn't really distinguish you from others, but rather portrays a sense of arrogance. If you want to show your stronger points, find a creative way to do it, or show how you would be a good fit to the school. Be different, not over the top.</p>
<p>Depends on the schools and the individuals that make up admissions committees. I'd be amazed if there weren't some who liked modest essays and some who liked in-your-face essays.</p>
<p>But I don't think anybody should think you're bragging if you're just telling them the facts. It's not like you're gonna be saying "I am a superb wide receiver on my school's excellent football team!"</p>
<p>It depends on the question asked, no? In one, I wrote about how excited I was to prepare for a band competition -- how my extra practices with my fellow musicians were really enjoyable. Mundane, yes. Sincere, yes. No bragging -- but it told about the kind of person I was.</p>
<p>Have a read here:
Essays</a>, Admission Information, Undergraduate Admission, U.Va.</p>
<p>A question like what will we benefit from having you as a part of our school I think is really hard to address without being flat out clear about what you are good at. I read the article you linked T2 and the good essay and the prompt I suppose gave it more options on the style of writing but this prompt however is totally different I think. I can try to write a personal story to address this prompt.</p>