<p>I originally wrote a completely true essay about loving learning and reading, etc. With cuts, however, it was pretty dry and I was afraid it would read like I was trying too hard.. </p>
<p>so I wrote about playing DDR… 
Maybe it was a mistake to do it on something non-academic and non-competitive .. but I enjoy it now, and if I get into MIT, I’m sure the Student’s center’s two DDR machines will become well acquainted with my feet</p>
<p>lol, I put coming home from school on friday afternoons and curling up with a good book on my bed :)</p>
<p>cliched, I know, but whatever - I’ll find out on Saturday!!!</p>
<p>3 days, 17 hours, 15 minutes left…</p>
<p>sunshine- OH EM GEE! Ultimate Frisbee in the rain is completely amazing!!! I’ve played soccer freshman and sophomore year in high school for varsity (didnt play 11th or 12th because i was sick), and I thought about playing soccer for MIT should I be accepted, but at this point, Ultimate Frisbee blows my mind, so I think I’d end up playing Club for MIT, or trying to make a varsity team or something</p>
<p>Jags- If I get into MIT (actually, wherever I end up), I’m definitely going to play for their club Frisbee team. I run track in my high school during the winter and spring, but since I’m nowhere near good enough to run in college, Ultimate Frisbee it is! I’ve played some intense games in the rain. Many of them involved bare feet and a lot of mud.</p>
<p>Haha after you play in the rain, playing on a nice day isnt nearly as fun…lol half the challenge is trying to stay on your feet…and by the end its basically like a gigantic slip n slide =D .</p>
<p>do we have to say exactly why we find pleasure in whatever we wrote about? or can we just “talk” about it? and in some way the “why” part will just come out</p>
<p>Oh, I never said “I love sailing because…” I just talked about how much it was a part of my life, and how it ran in my blood, etc. Show, don’t tell.</p>
<p>I recounted my experience of living and working with computers over the years, starting with my first encounters as a child. This may be slightly cliche, but it’s definitely something I do almost purely for the enjoyment.</p>
<p>ping-pong and bhangra</p>
<p>I mention how I do Stand up Comedy, and talked about how I practice, write and perform jokes for a variety of venues.</p>
<p>I also inserted one of my jokes in there. I tested it with 32425236531 people to ensure that it was actually funny on paper (it was), as a joke that falls flat on an application can be suicide.</p>
<p>watching chick flicks</p>
<p>(ye im a guy)</p>
<p>Nato, what was your joke? :P</p>
<p>hehe, i talked about going to the museum.
“i love museums. they’re peaceful and make me feel happy.”
^-- well, not quite. but when i go on trips to places, i hope to visit at least one museum.</p>
<p>yeah… it could have ended up sort of dry. but i don’t think it sounded like i was trying too hard.
for an optional essay, i wrote about reading.</p>
<p>in fact, almost none of my application had anything about sciency/math things. mmm.</p>
<p>COOKING! and how i suck at it =b</p>
<p>Whoa, I put DDR also. The thing is that much of my life revolves around it. Everywhere I go there is a DDR machine and I am compelled to play.</p>
<p>i wrote about playing guitar hero. it was like “my fingers pounded against the fret keys as i clutched the plastic guitar controller in my hands” hahah. i like it. it’s me…</p>
<p>I started writing about singing in the shower, but I wasn’t altogether certain I could pull it off. I also tossed away the idea about (basically) crossing the border once a week and crashing quinceaneras (completely true) with my friends. That would be taking it too far, methinks. </p>
<p>Maybe I should go with something else?</p>
<p>i wrote about forecasting the weather.</p>
<p>LOL, I love yours mathwiz. So I finally decided to write about how my friends and I like to watch movies in reverse. Try “Lord of the Rings”–it’s hilarious.</p>
<p>was the optional essay supposed to be completely serious? as in develop an ideology, or mainly for research info? did anyone have a lighthearted one? </p>
<p>like origami? =)</p>