satirical essays

<p>Out of curiosity, how many of you wrote satirical essays for Yale? Are they general well-received? Or are they so common that they've become cliche?</p>

<p>I did, sort of - mine was satirical of myself more than of Yale/admissions/college.</p>

<p>I think they can be quite well-received if you do it right and if it's authentic! If it's honest and it makes them laugh, that's almost always a good thing.</p>

<p>Be very careful. Have a completely objective person (not an advocate like a friend, relative or Eng teacher) read your stuff. Humor is extremely difficult to pull off -- but it can be done occasionally.</p>

<p>I always worry that satirical essays will fall flat, so I stay away from them. Can't comment on how well-received they actually are, though.</p>

<p>It's okay, I wrote a five-page short story.
It's okay, I know I'm stupid.</p>

<p>Actually it was a two-and-a-half piece of crap, but that doesn't change the fact that I'm stupid, right?</p>

<p>Mine was very satirical of the whole application process (I wrote it just to make my mom mad), but it was one of those essays that subtly told the AOs who I was without them noticing. So it worked, and it made my mom mad. Killed two birds with one stone.</p>

<p>hmmm. I was satirical in my short essay (the 150 word one about activities). Made fun of the mundane-ness of our thought process/admissions process/teenagers all at the same time in a gentle way though. I hope it doesn't offend/bore them.</p>

<p>lime, werent you supposed to write about an activity? o.O</p>

<p>I too wrote my essay on something satirical based</p>

<p>Yes, and I did. :D The nature of the activity allows me to make fun of things in life...It's sort of hard to explain without going into details.</p>

<p>Satire is dangerous, for the satirist and the satirized. Just don't come across as bitter.</p>