<p>Heres the Prompt:Self-identity and personal expression take many forms. Tastes in music, food and clothing can make a statement while politics, religion and ethnicity often act as defining attributes. Buttons on your backpack; a tattoo; the blogs you read and the web sites you visit; the minutia on your refrigerator or the doodles on your notebook are clues to your passions and viewpoints. Are you a vegetarian? Do you prefer YouTube or test tubes? Are you the drummer in an all-girl rock band? Do you like to tinker? Are you the umpire or the pitcher? Use the richness of your identity to give us insight: Who are you?</p>
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<p>I talked to my best friend about this cause sometimes its hard to be introspective and this is what we came up with</p>
<p>Hate cloudy weather
Analytical
Fun/funny
Widely known because of the way I act/my friendliness
Love all music except country
Love sushi
(5:10:25 PM) B*<strong><em>: someone who will assume a leadership position
(5:10:49 PM) B</em></strong><em>: may not be the best, but will help lead others to help them become the best
(5:11:34 PM) B</em><strong><em>: Someone that another will feel secure with having you on their side for they know that you get the job done
(5:12:44 PM) B</em></strong><em>: not afraid to question something that everyone else wouldnt
(5:21:22 PM) B</em><strong><em>: trying to think of others
(5:21:31 PM) B</em></strong><em>: someone who wants to meet everyone he can
(5:21:51 PM) B</em>***: /wants to affect as many as ya can
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right now im just stuck on how i should start/write this thing....i cant continuously say "im someone who _</em></strong>_" etc</p>
<p>Is there something about you that represents who you are? Though I'm not applying to Tufts, I would probably choose my list of bookmarks or favorite books or TV channels or SOMETHING. I would suggest using a physical object to represent those different aspects of yourself - kind of like an extended metaphor essay. But that's just one take.</p>
<p>for this essay, are they looking more for a list or for you to expand on a couple of specific things more extensively? (I'm attempting to write mine, too)</p>
<p>I thought that it was just such a ridiculous task (it was 200 words to tell WHO YOU ARE, right???), that I completely turned it into a joke. That's actually what I did with all of my short answer questions for all of my colleges because it was just stupid. I can't describe who I am in 200 words. Hell, I couldn't describe myself in UNLIMITED space! Tufts can suck it as far as I'm concerned. I don't even like that school anymore (and I'm serious). I did write a hella good essay for the optional though..... With Tufts, I have more of a love/hate relationship. :)</p>
<p>I was going to write that before I realized I'm applying to Tufts through a different application process. My initial thought was to say something to effect of I'm a teenager, I'm going to college and continuing my life to figure out who I am, the entire process of life is trying to figure out who you are, it's naive and borderline egotistical for me to believe I know all there is to know about myself or how I view a world I've barely experienced. Basically refusing to answer the question and actively going after it. Probably wouldn't have been a good idea, though. :P</p>
<p>It does not strictly have to be 200 or under. The word count is a suggestion to keep in mind. If you're sending in 800, that's too much. Be rational.</p>