<p>So my cousin was accepted into Harvard last year for taking a satirical approach for his essay. I do have to mention, he had outstanding transcript and extracurriculars, though. I know it was risky, but apparently he was accepted. His idea was to throw something new into the formulaic "college application". My question is, should I show my wry sense of humor with an essay like his?</p>
<p>The Best of the Better
After taking a look at Harvard on Wikipedia for the fifth time, I finally learned how to correctly spell Massachusetts; in fact, I finally learned how to correctly spell university. Moments like these characterize me the most: I am always learning new things like these by challenging myself. </p>
<p>My greatest challenge has been staying put in school. Normally, I have an impulse to just ditch class; I mean, it’s not like we do anything anyways and learning is for nerds. However, for my senior year so far, I have ditched less than half my classes! The trick is to fall asleep, unless you sleep walk. You may ask, what I learned from challenging myself to stay put in class. No, I did not learn my countries capital or the periodic tables of elegance. Instead, I researched my disorder on Google and learned I had Tourette’s syndrome. </p>
<p>Next, I have always pushed myself to the limits by thinking about hard stuff. On time, I even multiplied a two digit number, IN MY HEAD!! ANOTHER TIME… OH GOD, HOW DO I TURN OF CAPS LOCK? SHOOT! NOW YOU’RE GOING TO THINK I’M YELLING AT YOU WHILE READING THIS PAPER, BUT I’M NOT! HONESTLY, WHY IS THERE A CAPS LOCK BUT NO CAPS UNLOCK… ANYWAYS, I HAVE TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, THAT TWO DIGIT NUMBER WAS 20, BUT I WAS SURE TO CHALLENGE MYSELF THOUGH. KUDOS FOR THAT?</p>
<p>IT IS SINCERITY LIKE THAT WHICH I AM ALSO KNOWN FOR. LIKE I WILL BE HONEST AND SAY I CHEATED EVERY TEST I TOOK BY LOOKING OFF THE PEOPLE NEXT TO ME, BUT DIDN’T GET CAUGHT BY MY TEACHERS. WHEN MY TEACHER WAS SUSPICIOUS, I WOULD SAY I WAS ABOUT TO SNEEZE. I MEAN, ALL MY TEACHERS BOUGHT MY STORY, AND EVEN PUT ME IN A SEPARATE DESK IN THE CORNER OF THE ROOM SO I WOULDN’T SNEEZE ON ANYBODY. ALSO, I WAS FRANK WHEN I OVERCAME PEER PRESSURE BY SAYING NO TO DRUGS. ONE TIME, WHEN I WAS DRUNK, A FRIEND OFFERED ME A CIGGERRETTE, AND I SAID, “NO. YOU’RE DISGUSTING. I DON’T WANT TO DIE FROM LUNG CANCER.”</p>
<pre><code>YOU MAY ASK ME, WHY HARVARD? HARVARD IS THE TOP AND I WANT TO CHALLENGE MYSELF. ALSO, ROOSEVELT FRANKLIN ONCE SAID, “EARLY TO BED, EARLY TO RISE MAKES A MAN HEALTHY, WEALTHY, AND WISE”. I’M DEFINITLY WISE THEN, BECAUSE I SLEEP PRETTY EARLY. AFTER ALL, THE EARLY BIRD GETS THE WORM. SINCE I AM SO SMART, AND HARVARD IS THE BEST, IF LIFE GIVES ME LEMONS, CAN MAKE DELICIOUS LEMONAID. I WILL DO GOOD. I WILL KEEP MY EYE ON THE BALL, PUT MY HEART INTO IT, AND SHOOT FOR THE MOON.
IN TURN, A HARVARD EDUCATION WILL ALLOW ME TO FULFILL MY HIGHEST AMBITIONS! I ASPIRE TO ACHIEVE… DARN, I REACHED THE PAGE LIMIT
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