<p>Do schools usually like creative essays that imply your characteristics, or straight forward essays that somewhat list your attributes?
Also, do these preferences differ between UC's and privates?</p>
<p>dont list your attributes unless it specifically says to...if you want to include those, send a resume, colleges will always take them
instead, pick one or two things you want to talk about (being a tutor, soccer team captain, ect) and briefly state/describe the posistion/EC/ect and then talk about how it makes you a better person...
and be creative, let your voice come through, but dont get carried away and write like how you talk to your friends</p>
<p>Do schools usually like creative essays that imply your characteristics, or straight forward essays that somewhat list your attributes?</p>
<p>Both are fine. There's some sort of myth, especially on this baord that you cant do straightforward. You can and at times you SHOULD.</p>