<p>I am filling out college applications for summer programs and on the applications it asks for a talent. Only "talent" I have is being able to play the guitar (but not well). Instead of leaving that spot blank should I write "Doing the Gangnam Style dance" ? I'm sure it would be unique (others are probably writing about how much of a genius they are) but would it be appropriate?
Thanks!</p>
<p>PS. I'm being serious.</p>
<p>Are these selective programs or ones you can attend by paying a fee? Is this a single line question to try to get to know you? If the program is selective, I would use the guitar only, regardless of your talent level. I guess it depends on how serious you want to come across.</p>
<p>That is not really a talent at all, sorry. I would not put that, it doesn’t really show them anything about you.</p>
<p>Off the top of my head, here’s a short list of reasons not to do that:</p>
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<li><p>As Crimsonstained said, it’s not much of a talent. And if it were, it would be one that was of no use whatsoever to any college or university. </p></li>
<li><p>It makes you look un-serious without making you look whimsically clever.</p></li>
<li><p>I don’t think it’ll be “unique.” It’s pretty hard to be unique when you’re piggy-backing on a very recent pop-culture phenomenon. </p></li>
<li><p>It will fall flat. Arranging “Call Me Maybe” for choir and orchestra and then executing the arrangement ([Call</a> Me Maybe - for Choir and Orchestra - YouTube](<a href=“Call Me Maybe - for Choir and Orchestra - YouTube”>Call Me Maybe - for Choir and Orchestra - YouTube)) shows how some skilled, talented and imaginative people were able to do something personal and new with something everybody already knew. (And it was unique.) But if they’d just said, “Hey, guys, listen: we can sing ‘Call Me Maybe’!” it would not have demonstrated anything of the kind.</p></li>
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