Lighthearted/Funny Essay

College Essays
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<p>Hey all, </p>

<p>To start things off, I am not a serious person. I generally have a very optimistic personality and absolutely love humor/comedic writing. I enjoy telling jokes and making my friends laugh. </p>

<p>Now, I have two common app essays. One is rather serious (I don't want to go into it too much). The other is lighthearted and really showcases my actual * voice *. It's written as me rather than as someone simply writing a serious essay to get into college. I personally like the lighthearted essay much more than the serious one. However, I do have my worries that the colleges that I'm applying to (Ivy caliber schools) might want something more serious from me. </p>

<p>Do you guys think that it would be cool if I sent in the funny essay? Also, when I say funny, I don't mean that I'm dropping jokes left and right. The essay is more witty than laugh out loud funny. </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Sounds good. I’ll read.</p>

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<p>The funny thing about wit is that it is really subjective. On the face of it, I would say to use the essay that is the “real you”. But I want to caution you to have lots of people read it (people that do not love you and will be honest) and make sure they are ‘getting it’. If even a third are kind of “meh”, you might want to re-consider.
I will read it if you send it.</p>