Quick question guys, do you think it is okay if I use real names in my maturity essay? I’m only using first names but if I take them out, the essay is really unclear. Or is this some kind of violation of privacy?
@foliontai maybe change their names and mark with an asterisk to indicate that you did so?
I’m close to finishing. Should I double check everything just to make sure? x( very nervous. Also, should the lists of our interests be lists or full sentences.
oh my god i just realized that i did the second prompt totally wrong…
@jake071999 November lol.
@loquatical how so?
I’m still doing the second prompt right now and it’s turning out to be the most convoluted, pretentious thing I’ve ever written. It’s at just over 600 words right now. Should I risk adding a couple less dense paragraphs to elaborate or should I cut the readers a break and leave it as it is?
MY ESSAYS ARE TOO LONG.
Also @elephantseal I would add paragraphs; otherwise, it would sound like you were writing to impress, not because you were genuinely interested.
T minus 2 hours
@drakonus thanks, you’re probably right lol
and better too long than too short, I’d say. Easier to cut stuff out than scramble to write eloquent filler that you can only hope will fit with the rest of your essay 
Would they appreciate satire??
Depends on the sort of satire and how it comes across, what were you thinking?
@elephantseal Well, let’s just say I did talk about Donald Trumps’ hair in my essay… 
If satire is used effectively, it can be highly persuasive.
So can sarcasm.
Not exactly satire ig, but I used some subtle sarcasm and some of it low key conflicts with stuff I said in the rest of my application. Would that be enough to show that it’s not meant to be taken completely seriously
Edit: oops, more like it just becomes more over the top throughout the essay. Smh it’s an incoherent mess and so am I 
and the 1 hour craze begins to set in
I’ve written and edited all the long essays, but the short answer stuff is so hard for me to do. Well, I still have an hour to finish it…
i almost put “mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell” in my last essay ahahahaha im losing it
I reread the essays I sent in and found some missing words here and there. RIP
Hey guys, for the awards section, did you only put in activities that were like humanities related (bc TASP), or also STEM ones?
dw I reread my thesis for my second essay and literally I don’t see the logic I’m fine btw I’m fine :'D