supplement favorites

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<p>I was wondering if I should add a small comment on every answer to the favorites question. I really do not see the point of asking the applicant what his favorite book is unless he is asked to explain. To me it looks like a waste of time for both the applicant and the admin officer</p>

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<p>No, just put the answer. These are your favorite things; you don’t need to justify them. Also, read the following:</p>

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“On Princeton’s application Hargadon includes a section he calls “hodge-podge,” where applicants are asked to give their favorite course, word, time of day, newspaper section, and so on. It is one of his favorite sections, and he often starts with it when reading an application. We just thought your replies help us to know you a little better…Reading applicants’ hodge-podge answers, said Hargadon, is as close as he can get to having a conversation with each of them. If he could literally chat with every applicant, he once told a group of alumni, he would be able to pick the ‘best freshman class ever’”

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