<p>any advice on how to write "brilliant" u chicago essays?</p>
<p>Clearly present yourself is every aspect of the essay.</p>
<p>To add to what Diocletian said, present it in a more creative way. For example, I wrote my essay with all simple sentences, except for the last sentence which was complex. Subtle, but noticeable.</p>
<p>tip: dont fill your essay with bs. i know this sounds obvious, but sometimes when ur under pressure to make this brilliant essay, u might feel compelled to bend the truth. if ur not writing from your own heart and soul, i think its pretty easy for someone (admissions officer) to see that it's bs.</p>
<p>I wrote my essay and realized that it's more about my dreams for the future rahter than who I am right now. Should I rewrite?</p>
<p>A question. Im writing the third prompt, the one about the brunch thingy. Im not in the story, so Im not sure if I can clearly present myself like that. I think the story is interesting, and shows my interests, as well as my tastes in film and literature, but the fact remains, Im not actually in it. Will that be a problem?</p>
<p>There's more to "presenting" yourself than giving the admissions people a speech about yourself. Whether you know it or not, you do it in everything: your writing style, the topic you choose, how you choose to answer, etc.</p>
<p>Write what you think will best reflect yourself. This doesn't mean write a story about yourself.</p>
<p>Your essay shouldn't be a bunch of sweeping statements about your entire life, but rather a small sliver of what comprises your being. Write about a conversation, an act of kindness, something little that still has impact. For me, it was when I told my first grade class that the Easter Bunny wasn't real. No one else knew but me, and I got scolded for being "in the know". I'm sure everyone has had experiences where their intelligence, morals or something of that vein has been tested, and write about that. In the end, you'll be much happier with a piece that is very personal.</p>
<p>Does anyone have ideas on how to make the math essay creative without resorting to a bunch of complicated stuff that the adcoms won't really be interested in?</p>
<p>Weasel, I'm having almost the same problem. I have mine written, but as I said above, it's not about me, present, but about me, future.</p>
<p>For creativity, I wrote it narrative format.</p>
<p>^narrative, tasty :) ^</p>
<p>I think an essay about your dreams for the future probably says more than you think about who you are right now; it's just much more implicit (which may very well be a good thing). I wouldn't worry about it.</p>