funny/interesting essays VS informative essays

<p>generally...which one would colleges rather read? i always have two lit teachers edit my essays, and one will always say "this paragraph is lively, but this one's rather dull" etc, while another will point out a really great sentence in that same "dull" paragraph.</p>

<p>is it just a good idea to get a good mix of the two? cause i can handle that...</p>