<p>I can't decide what to put in my box, though I have some ideas. Please let me know what you think...</p>
<p>1.) one of my favorite things to do with my friends is to tell riddles. I am considering writing a riddle (NOT a joke) in the box.</p>
<p>2.) a poem in spanish. Its one of my favorites, it displays my love of foreign language, and i come from a spanish speaking background (though, being in Texas, I'm sure they have enough of that - I add more to their diversity by being from CT than by being hispanic)</p>
<p>3.) a recipe - i love to cook, its a snack eaten a lot in Cuba, and I recently made it for a church event which means a lot to me.</p>
<p>4.) a photograph from my summer math class - we were 6 kids, one from NY, one from rural NH, me, 2 pakistanis, and a dominican boy. I loved the small size, the diversity, and i love taking pictures :)</p>
<p>Don't seek others' opinions or the box will not totally reflect YOU and what YOU want to express! That's my $.02. Whatever you put is probably fine and I would not worry about it too much.</p>
<p>I think all of your ideas have merit, but I would choose the poem in Spanish, and add a translation in English.</p>
<p>Some ideas don't communicate effectively on paper (i.e., the recipe can't be evaluated unless it is prepared). Translation is both a craft and an art form; it will showcase your superior language abilities and your love of literature. This, in my opinion, is much more effective than a snapshot or riddle. (BTW, both of those riddles have been around a very long time - the answer to the bicycle one refers to a deck of Bicycle playing cards. Now that everyone plays cards on the computer, the reference is lost!)</p>
<p>honestly, another poem? I don't know, maybe you're a fantastic poet, but they'll already know you're proficient in spanish and I've heard college admission people say that they rarely see a poem that impresses. I'd go to with the recipe! its unqiue, and very personal, especially with the little info on it. And who doesn't love food?!?! :-) Either one that wouldn't be a bad idea.</p>
<p>i put a picture of my room before and after it was painted (creativity), a picture of my family, and a picture of my dog. Photoshop was a big help.</p>
<p>yeah. just dont do what i did. i put WAY too much thought into my "box" and i dont think theyll realize that its anything more than "man running"
its actually a picture of japanese sprinter shingo suetsugu (the only asian EVER to win a sprinting medal on the world level) running against an american sprinter. i am a half japanese american who has lived in america for my whole life and participates a lot in japanese cultural stuff, and sprints. but like i said, theyll probably look at it and think, "huh, 2 guys running. how dull."</p>