How creative is too creative?

College Essays
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<p>Is it enough to have a creative topic and is it too much if you write the essay in a nontraditioanl essay format?</p>

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<p>Keep the essay in an essay format—that’s why colleges ask for essays, not poems, plays, etc. You can have dialogue in your essays, you can write in the first person, and they don’t have to be written with completely formal language, but you should still be writing an essay. </p>

<p>The only exception to this is if you are indeed a great writer and you know this—then you’re allowed to break all the rules. A quote from The Elements of Style:</p>

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<p>A creative topic, on the other hand, should be no problem, as long as the essay is clear and reveals your passions and personality.</p>

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<p>thanks, I’ll probably stick to the normal format then</p>