<p>Hey guys.
It's me again. Asking for help.
I just finished writing my ds essay. I have some questions.
On the prompt it says " you must display process of reasoning... go beyond describing what happened to you."
This prompt seems contradictory to what most college admissions essays books recommend (put in a lot of your own feelings... show than tell... etc.). So since we haven't really stepped into any major science research, I believe "process of reasoning" would be just like logic that led you to disbelieve, right? </p>
<p>And can someone read my essay?
Thanks.
xtra ( from Katy, tx)</p>
<p>They way I perceive the statement, they are telling you to do just that, they don't want you to just tell a story as if your somebody looking it, they want to know the story, but they also want to know what what caused you to do the things you did in the story. They don't want you to say " the thing that happened made me change", they want to know why that thing made you change, and what went through your head that made you want to change.</p>
<p>Then again that stupidity that I just wrote might be the reason why I am not a Dean's scholar(nor did I even bother trying).</p>
<p>thanks a lot foxshox. I really don't know what to say about your last sentence,though (I tried to think of something comforting. but...) And I appreciated your reply.</p>
<p>Do NOT write about going from a Christian (or Jewish, or Muslim, or Sikh...etc) background and the Creationist beliefs it teaches to believing in evolution. This is EXACTLY what they expect you to write about since it's a science program. I can guarantee that at least 75% of the essays they receive are about abandoning a certain religious belief. STAND OUT! Write about something weird and unexpected, something personal.</p>
<p>When I was writing this essay I talked it over with my friends (none of whom are applying to UT). One said he would write about how he used to think that Communism could work; another said he would write about being pro-stem cell research after years of being against it; I had planned to write about becoming a vegetarian. My final product turned out quite well (it was VERY strange...), but I decided not to submit it after being accepted to Plan II (one honors program is enough, thank you!).</p>
<p>As with any essay, this one should be about YOU as a person. Think about how you've changed as a person. Don't just state the change and why it happened. Explain why, at the time, you were able to arrive at the new conclusion.</p>
<p>veggieheadgreek: please explain the difference between "why it happened" and "Why you were able to arrive at the new conclusion".(<== you mean my chain of reasoning?perhaps?) And I am going to write about a very interesting topic. I used to think currency was backed by gold.</p>
<p>That's exactly what I mean. For my becoming a vegetarian example, I became a vegetarian because the movie Babe (...the talking pig) opened my eyes to the "pigs are for food and that is all" philosophy. That is the initial reason WHY I became a vegetarian; HOW I arrived at the conclusion was research into treatment of animals and lots of introspection.</p>
<p>It's a subtle difference, and the vegetarian example isn't very good, but I hope you understand what I mean...?</p>