<p>The Yale supplement asks, "If you could witness one moment in history, what would it be and why?"</p>
<p>What did you all put? Should it be witty? Is it necessary to "fit" with the rest of the application, i.e. reitirate a theme in an essay or related to the chosen major? Or am I just overthinking this? Any advice is appreciated :D</p>
<p>Just be simple and honest. That’s what I did. It doesn’t have to be related to your essay or major–I think these Short Takes are just to gain a glimpse of other facets of you–you don’t want ALL of your application to be the same.</p>
<p>Whatever comes to you. I went amusing, cause it was the first thing I thought off.</p>
<p>I think you are overthinking it. I just went with the one moment in history I really would like to witness, regardless of how that would look in the eyes of the Yale adcoms.</p>
<p>I would say try to give an unique event. Although many popular times in history are worth to see, it’s just hard to capture their attention given the word limit.</p>
<p>I wrote about something I guarantee they have never seen before and probably will never see again. It was also something that was “me.”</p>
<p>OP keep in mind that the Yale application process is still going on - people might copy what they see here. After January 2nd rolls around, I’m sure we’ll be more apt to discussing. </p>
<p>To answer your question, don’t stress about making your answer to this short take “fit” the rest of your application. I think the purpose of this question is to demonstrate your creativity/diversity anyways.</p>