<p>So,I'm just wondering as a curious junior is it even good to write a script as your college essay? I know how to tap into different characters and write creatively in that sense. </p>
<p>I think if you can pull it off, it’s a great idea! It’s just another way for you to stand out in the pool.</p>
<p>Depends on the college, if you want to major in scriptwriting- and if you are any good. The point isn’t about characters- adcoms aren’t theater teachers. They want to glean something about you not wonder why. Standing out (a hot CC buzzword, lately) isn’t just about doing something unusual. </p>
<p>But it is a personal essay, not creative writing. I’d think twice. Sounds too gimmicky to me.</p>
<p>Apparently, this is a big no-no. They talk about it on “This American Life” </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/504/how-i-got-into-college”>http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/504/how-i-got-into-college</a></p>
<p>I read this and remembered an essay I saw that “worked” for a Duke applicant. They got in. </p>
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<p>There are rules of thumb. But rules are meant to be broken, right? People who are risk takers may find a payoff, but for the usual applicant, I’d still avoid gimmicks and try to strip artifice away and get real.</p>
<p>@BrownParent what is a so called “usual applicant”? I find the wording quite vague to understand. In some cases, creativity and risks can work. </p>
<p>By usual applicant I mean a regular writer, not one of the exceptional writers.</p>
<p>When you use the words “regular writer”, what do you mean by that? I believe many people have different views on what regular writing is. At my school, “regular or decent” writing may not be the same as at another school. Likewise, different colleges might have different viewpoints on their “usual applicant” or “regular writer”</p>