list of adjectives in describing self

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<p>As we all know, we need to come up with five or so adjectives to descirbe ourselves on our application, whether it be for recommendations or for a supplementary question. Do the adjectives really matter? ... anyway..
I love words, so I thought we could start a list and then we could just choose from them :P .. make everyone's life a little easier? </p>

<p>ambitious
attentive
observant
extroverted
fun
creative
brooding
empathetic
leader</p>

<p>also, perhaps making a list will give us an idea of what the "cliche" adjectives are / words to avoid (I know that 'hardworking' is one of them... hehe)</p>

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<p>Since when did we need to have a list of adjectives that describe ourselves?</p>

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<p>Might be me, but brooding has negative connotations. Fun, "leader", creative, extroverted are not really suitable words.</p>

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<p>I know the Stanford supplement has a question like that, but I'm not sure it's all that common. At any rate, good topic. Here are some others:</p>

<p>ambitious
attentive
observant
extroverted
fun
creative
brooding
empathetic
leader
motivated
intellectual
curious
independent
open-minded
responsible
organized</p>

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<p>On my school's "brag sheet" we're supposed to include 3-7 adjectives for the teacher recommendations or whatever. That's why I thought we would need them.</p>

<p>honest
considerate
driven
spontaneous
artistic</p>

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<p>mature
amiable
persevering
tolerant
warm</p>

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<p>johnson
family
Christmas
circus
PIE</p>

<p>I are not English good.</p>

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<p>ambitious
attentive
observant
extroverted
fun
creative
brooding
empathetic
leader
motivated
intellectual
curious
independent
open-minded
responsible
organized
honest
considerate
driven
spontaneous
artistic
mature
amiable
persevering
tolerant
warm
intuitive
unconventional
daring
systematic
outspoken
thoughtful
vivacious
energetic
social
emotional
altruistic
punctual
confident
focused
assertive</p>

<p>... if they do not seem that suitable, that probably means that they just don't really match your personality, hehe. It's just a bunch of words to choose from.</p>

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<p>Leader's a noun, not an adjective. </p>

<p>Sorry... bothers me. :)</p>

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<p>hahaha... yeah, i thought of that as i typed it, but maybe you could put it as "a leader?" :P or whatever. they'd understand what you meant anyway i guess</p>

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<p>see but if we create a list and everyone picks from it, who stands out?</p>

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<p>What if you're more than one of those? You know what bothers me... is when people try to use ONE word to describe themselves. People are MULTIdimensional.</p>

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<p>I am this:</p>

<p>lazy
boring
tired
impatient
candid
blunt
bashfull
a loner
...
and hardworking...:D</p>

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<p>My sons have used - in various contexts:</p>

<p>logical
practical
independent</p>

<p>adventuresome
consistent
intelligent (which lead, in an interview, to a discussion of what intelligence means)
observant</p>

<p>For what it is worth...</p>

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<p>well, I guess this also makes us look at it both ways: we get an idea of what words come to mind first off, and this will help us look for words that are even more unique.</p>