<p>"What would you want your freshman roommate to know about you? Tell us something about you that will help your roommate -- and us -- know you better."</p>
<p>The question's phrased a bit differently from last year's so does this mean that it's no longer a letter to your roommate? And does 'something' mean only one thing?</p>
<p>Probably silly questions but just wondering. : )</p>
<p>~~Anyone?~~</p>
<p>I think what they're trying to avoid are letters that you would actually send to your roommate. Like, when I write a letter to my roommate a year from now, I"m going to ask who should by the mini fridge, who's going to buy the microwave, what activities I did in high school, what activities you did in high school, I'm going to be sad leaving home, etc etc ramble ramble ramble. So I think what they're looking for is a clear, focused idea that reveals something about yourself that they wouldn't find in any of the other essays. The formatting of it beign a letter is irrelevant becuase anyone can put a Dear and a From at the beginning and ending of a paragraph. It's the meat I think they want.</p>
<p>Wow, did I just showcase rambling in an ironic way. Good luck!</p>
<p>Ahh...thanks!</p>
<p>Yeah, I had the "letter" prompt when I applied but I wrote it in the form of an introspective essay anyway, since that's obviously what they're asking for. </p>
<p>I'd imagine it's hard to write an insightful essay disguised as a letter without making it seem gimmicky.</p>