<p>There was just recently an article in the NYT against writing “risky essays.” You can look it up in the NYT search engine. The author gave an example of a girl who wrote about how her French teacher kept her after class to talk,andthe student had to pee but wanted the attention so badly that she peed in her pants. She was rejected from Yale. Another youngman wrote about his ffather’s alcoholismand its effect on the family. He too was rejected. The first example is just plain stupid. But the second, with insight and finesse and maturity, I can imagine beingwritten in aheartfelt wayh to gain acceptance. The paper didn’tprintthe essays, of course. But be careful! The penchant among the risky few for writing “risky” essays basically turns me off.</p>