<p>Hi guys,</p>
<p>I just read a couple of college essays on the web. Most of them are full of fancy phrases like "The sky over my home matches the grey in my eyes [...]". In my opinion that's a bit ridiculous. Why not just answer the essay-questions in a serious way and provide some good examples out of your life? Don't get me wrong. I put a lot of work into my essays but I certainly did not use a lot of metaphors or other rhetorical devices. I'm applying to an engeneering university and not to some creative writing course... :-)</p>
<p>What do you guys think? How do your essays look like?</p>