<p>for the essay where they want you to list music, books, etc that you like, do they want a list, or like sentences?</p>
<p>Just a paragraph or two about your favorite thing(s).</p>
<p>You can interpret it any way you want, but I'm sure sentences say a lot more than lists. I wrote about one book and one movie so I can actually explain them in the short essay.</p>
<p>I would go with just about anything but lists, which by themselves seem rather dry and insipid. Just my opinion, though.</p>
<p>hahahahaha RNs.</p>
<p>sorry.</p>
<p>I wrote 3 sentences for mine and I got in</p>
<p>ky9742, that's nuts. you must have had one single spectacular thing to say...</p>
<p>Well, the directions said "briefly" so I don't really see why people were writing 500-word essays for theirs.. I mean that isn't exactly following directions. Same for "Why Chicago?" I just wrote one short paragraph. Remember they are short answers, not essays.</p>
<p>mine were about 250 words each, a few short paragraphs. but it doesnt matter, we both got in! ;):) obviously both methods work!</p>
<p>5 years ago when son #1 visited Uof C, we had a tiny info session. The admissions person just kept saying "we want to know what you're thinking", "we want to know what you are thinking about; your writing doesn't need to be it doesn't need to be in any specfic form or politcally correct". She was very relaxed and open,simply interested----
I'll never forget that hour.</p>
<p>2 wonderful paragraphs on Nine Inch Nails for me ;)</p>
<p>Wow, 3 sentences--> reminds me of shakepeare's quote
"brevity is the soul of wit"</p>
<p>I am planning a strong and big one like 250 words for each and a similar essay I used for common application for the big one.</p>
<p>Is there any one who can my read Short answer and offer any suggestions?</p>
<p>ah thanks.</p>
<p>My "Why Chicago" essay is rather pompous and has a very pretentious air to it since I basically spend the whole first paragraph talking about why the American public school system is inadequate and how it almost killed my intellectual curisoity. Hopefully, Chicago doesn't mind...</p>
<p>wow thats pretty interesting. is your school really that bad?</p>
<p>why chicago? 208 words, obviously just talking about how chicago would fulfill my goals</p>
<p>My favorites one was 193, and quite clever if I say so myself :) It's kind of a prolonged list, with the first half about long-time favorites, and the second half about favorites that I can't choose between ie. Runners world vs Natl. Geo. And my final line kinda pulls both of those together.</p>
<p>Just do them the best way you think you can, they are short answer though, so do do the paragraph or two that they reccomend, not a page or two.</p>
<p>I was accepted and I hope to hear the same from you, Good Luck!</p>
<p>evilasian--That might not be good. I had a poor public school experience too, and started to write about it in the first part of that question (although I tried to be kind about it, not arrogant). Everyone who read that draft said it sounded rude and that the admissions people wouldn't care, and I think they're right. If you had a bad experience, I'm sure they'll think, why didn't you do something about it?</p>