<p>This question has really boggled my mind:</p>
<p>What outrages you? What are you doing about it?</p>
<p>Are they looking for a meaningful answer, such as racism, or a pet peeve, such as not turning not tuning your signal lights on when moving lanes (I know it's not a big deal, but it annoys me! lol) ?</p>
<p>Thanks for the help!</p>
<p>There is no one right answer - they are looking for creativity and thoughtful responses. I do think that not using turn signals might be more of a pet peeve than an outrage, however. If racism outrages you and you have personally taken steps to combat it - I would go with that.</p>
<p>I have to say that this years Wake Forest supplement prompts are a bit much.
Applicants have so many supplements to work through and Wake Forest goes overboard.</p>
<p>Why can’t they judge an applicant without making all of this silliness?</p>
<p>work of visual or performing art should the incoming class analyze? Why?
Design your ideal seminar class in the context of a liberal arts curriculum.
I wish I knew?
And after interviewing , completing the common app and the other 10 supplement questions , they ask:
What should we know about you that we haven’t yet learned?
Overkill in my opinion.</p>
<p>Yes, I agree Brave Ulysses. The UVA application asks very similar questions, such as what work of art or music has had an impact, describe the world you grew up in, etc. so in a way there is some overlap depending on what other schools you apply to.</p>
<p>Regarding what outrages you, I think my older son used intolerance as his answer, and he got in. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>i believe it is wake’s way of weeding out who really wants to go to there. those who write a weak response…or decide to not even apply after seeing all the extra writing (like some of my friends did) just dont belong at wake. i had a great time writing the supplement and made my answers funny and creative…but i do enjoy to write :D</p>
<p>either one is fine - it can be anything you want it to be as long as it ACTUALLY outrages you and you can express that in your writing!</p>
<p>Thank you everyone for the replies!</p>
<p>@Brave Ulysses: totally agreee!</p>
<p>This is what I am going to put. Please tell me if it is ok.</p>
<p>It will be on poverty. The steps I have taken: Volunteered at the thrift shop. Donated clothes to the salvation army. Donated A TON of food for many food drives. I know it is not very strong topic but I will try to spice it up with words! If you have any suggestions, please let me know!</p>
<p>Don’t take this the wrong way (seriously), but if you have to come onto this website to ask for other people’s advice on your college essay, then maybe you shouldn’t write it on poverty. write about something you have PURE confidence in and are truly passionate about. if you are hesitating on writing about poverty and want people’s a-ok on the topic, then it sounds to me that the topic of poverty is something you are choosing to write about because it seems easier?</p>
<p>i would think long and hard about that question.</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>I agree with elizabethj, you might want to do something that really really upsets you. If poverty does outrage you, go into explicit detail stating why. Poverty/Racism are two topics that outrage most people (who thinks that racism is a good thing?) and so make sure it’s unique.</p>
<p>Thanks guys for the advice! Poverty does really outrage me and I went into detail in my short answer! Thank you again!</p>