<p>I’m not applying to Penn… but I caught a glimpse of this essay question and thought it was interesting. Did you guys assume that it meant roughly 2/3 through your life so far, or where you will be when you are ~50 or so?</p>
<p>Both ways of interpretting it can say alot about you, which did you choose?</p>
<p>Its all in your interpretation, It doesn't necessarily need to be 2/3 or 50 years down the road, they just want a creative version of a point of your life.</p>
<p>i wrote it a year ago</p>
<p>i just picked a different essay topic.</p>
<p>Yeah, me too, everyone does that question because it's the creative option, but it's just so easy to fall into cliches that it isn't worth it</p>
<p>which one did you do? i picked the one about taking risks.</p>
<p>i was going to do the 217 one but there's too much to talk about. and if you put it all down into one page I feel like everyone would have similar essays about accomplishments and stuff. but I also feel like Penn would like anyone who tries the 217 just for trying it.</p>
<p>217 gives freedom... it's basically a topic of your choice, make a story out of it</p>