Q: “What historical moment or event do you wish you could have witnessed? (50 word limit)”
A: Bernie Sander’s victory speech
Instead of an actual historical event, I thought about putting something I wish happened. Is this a bad idea, and should I just be normal?
Well you need to answer the prompt. It’s asking for a historical moment. The definition of history is the study of past events, particularly in human affairs.
Seeing as it doesn’t answer the prompt, I’d say it’s a no-go.
Edit: I can see how you could read it as a fictional past event, but I personally wouldn’t write it like that. Plus, a response involving politics is a slippery slope.
hahaha. The way the question is posed, I agree that it could be a hypothetical event.
Roll the dice if you are a gambler
I’m in high school so I can’t give you a straight answer but I know it’s not a good idea to talk politics in a college app, no matter how liberal a school is.
Pick a real historical moment/event and relate what it means to you on a personal level. Good luck!
bear in mind that you should use as close to 50 words as you can, and make it the best example of your writing that you can.
Stanford doesn’t care what event you pick. The reason they and other schools ask quirky questions is to measure your interest in Stanford. Everyone says they are interested, but are they really? A kid that really wants that school will put a lot of time and effort into answering these questions, will try to show another side of them the app hasn’t already revealed. And the questions are deliberately chosen to be unique so you can’t recycle them from other apps. A 4-word answer is not going to help you here.
Also if you do go against the advice above and use it, punctuate it correctly – Bernie Sanders, not Bernie Sander
There are literally millions of historical events from all of history, and there is not one of interest for you to use?
My daughter wrote about Trump in the what is the biggest problem prompt. She got in.
Maybe if you elaborate. I don’t think that that sentence sounds good, something about the tone is concerning.
Punctuation aside, it’s a good answer, and one that will help you stand out from the pack–always a good thing.