<p>There are no apologies necessary for being an introvert. </p>
<p>One is not a terrible person if one didn’t feel the need to join high school clubs. In fact, I might rather hang out with that person than one who was cheering on the football team.</p>
<p>Being an introvert does not mean you don’t get along well with others. </p>
<p>The world needs all kinds of folks, not just extroverts. How much of an extrovert’s resume is just padding, anyway?</p>
<p>I bet JD Salinger would have a terrible time applying to colleges today. I wonder what his essay would have looked like.</p>
<p>As for the question: Yeah, I don’t think the library is the best answer. And I agree that these are terrible, terrible common app essay questions.</p>