<p>I figured that this essay was an opportunity to go wild and just talk about anything that interests you, with blithe commentary. And that is exactly what I did. I talked about four things (favorite literary character, favorite TV show, favorite game, and cool musician) in particular, and sprinkled in pop culture references and tangents everywhere.</p>
<p>This is actually how I think, and as a result, normal college essays were murder for me. I had fun writing this one, but I worry I might sound as if I'm being quirky for the sake of being quirky. I don't want to come off as disingenuous.</p>
<p>Would anyone care to read my favorite stuff essay?</p>
<p>I think what you do will be totally fine.
I also write this essay really honestly, and eventually I think mine reads fun/or quirky in some sense while sincere. And I simply list out like 10 categories of my favorite things with a few comments/background information for each object, but no really detailed reasons for why I love them.
It proves to work well though~ (or at least it does not prevent me from being admitted…) And I still enjoy reading it occasionally right now~</p>
<p>What you described seems like exactly what they’re looking for. They want personality, and for you to have fun with it! I wrote my whole favorites essay on my adoration for Mariah Carey and I got in EA. Good luck!</p>
<p>I’d love to read it! I wrote mine on Books, Music, TV Shows, and Movies, and I tried to find overarching themes between them. I thought it was funny, but it’s out of my hands now…</p>
<p>I’ll read anyone’s essay, and if anyone wants to read mine, let me know :)</p>
<p>So wait, this prompt is supposed to be a bonafide essay? The way I read it is that they wanted a list of sorts, similar to how Stanford or Columbia’s supplements ask specifically for lists. Am I way off-base?</p>
<p>I thought so, but after accidentally searching for some former essay “samples” (not to take as standard!!! just to get some sense) I found it better to unfetter and release myself to talk exactly as I want to. I feel liberated, at least and that’s terrific.
I’m still applying so don’t take my words too seriously.</p>
<p>PS: there is absolutely NOTHING that you are “supposed” to write like. Cliche but be yourself :)</p>
<p>Alright I decided to make an essay out of it, is writing the whole thing on the various facets of sci-fi that I love (through books, movies and television) and how I’m drawn to understanding human nature through scenarios of the future too weird?</p>
and that’s terrific.