<p>even to me, but hey, there are no such things as stupid questions when you don't know the answers, right?</p>
<p>you know the part of the supplement that asks you to list books/adjectives - would it make sense to put in a brief (1-2 sentence) explanation for each item?</p>
<p>I suppose you can; I doubt it’s necessary. It’s really not a make or break part of your application…</p>
<p>sure, i did that and got in</p>
<p>cool that you’re starting on apps already btw</p>
<p>I just listed books, and I got in also, so it’s not necessary. If you feel that it enhances you application, you apparently can.</p>
<p>I wrote a sentence on each book I think. I really don’t think it matters as long as you don’t go overboard and try to write a paragraph on each since thats obviously not what they want.</p>
<p>I just listed books and their authors. For the adjectives, I just listed the words. Okay, I used proper sentences, but that was about it. If there’s an insider reference to the word/adjective you are using, then it might be better if you list the reason.</p>
<p>I would just list them. Explaining is <em>probably</em> a waste of time.</p>
<p>When it says 350 characters or less, does it literally mean characters, or should that read words? 350 characters is like 3 sentences… maybe 4-5 without spaces…</p>
<p>Yes, it <em>Literally</em> means characters, you can’t submit the application if it’s over the character limit.</p>
<p>I’m reviving this because I’d like more opinions… 
Did you just list books and words, or did you explain your choices for either of the prompts?</p>
<p>You can really do it either way. The books/adjectives will not likely be the thing that makes or breaks an application.</p>
<p>You should just list the words and books, unless it’s something relatively unknown, in which case a short explanation would be fine. If you write too much, it will get cut off when your application is submitted.</p>
<p>I’m gonna have to disagree, it was recommended to me that I write a little explanation about each thing but certainly you must make sure it doesn’t exceed the amount of characters allowed</p>
<p>Recommended to you by whom?</p>
<p>My son just listed the title/author. Except he put a one-sentence explanation for the children’s picture book. He was accepted.</p>
<p>When we watched a Caltech admissions thing online several weeks ago, the presenter there said that just a list was ok.</p>
<p>Ah alright, thanks for the opinions.
I think I’ll just list the adjectives, but explain the books. Compromise ahaha.</p>
<p>@ lizardfire… it was someone interal, PM me if you’re interested in knowing</p>
<p>I put a sentence for each, and was accepted.</p>
<p>Contest for most ridiculous application??? </p>
<p>one of my adjectives was “dungeon master”</p>
<p>Must’ve been those [members of a certain House]! Sounds like something they’ll do (they’re all fine houses). :D.</p>
<p>The only one the I put an explanation in for is Flatland because I figured that Flatland would come up in a lot of applications.</p>