<p>you know how nyu on their app says you can pretty much write about whatever you want?</p>
<p>well i did. :)</p>
<p>i wrote about how i have become who i am and who influences me. it is a really strong essay . you guys think it is a good idea to not do one of theirs?</p>
<p>I didn't do one of theirs and I got in. I just randomly talked about my life and how I got where I am today.</p>
<p>I did my own too and got in!</p>
<p>I don't think it matters as long as it's good. Quality is more important than subject matter.</p>
<p>i heard nyu doesnt read the essays</p>
<p>^^^^</p>
<p>haha wouldnt be surprised</p>
<p>Yeah, I hear essays only help some ridiculous number, like 3% of applicants. I didn't answer one of their essays, actually, I wrote the opposite of one of their choices, about how the prompt was wrong, and I still got in.</p>
<p>^ I hope that's not true, with as much work as I've been putting into this silly essay</p>
<p>haha. screw the essay. just dont sound like you have a disease and youll get in if your sat and gpa are good</p>
<p>thats aweful if they dont lol</p>
<p>yeah, that would be pretty sad considering the amount of time people put into essays. i wrote on a completely different topic as well, and this piece is one of the best i've ever written - i am SO proud of it. well, i guess i'll just hope i am part of that three percent, because my gpa certainly won't get me in...
:)</p>
<p>^^^
well thats why i was so ballsy and submitted a different essay. it is incredible and pretty much details why i am unique, etc, etc. i have some cool stuff that i have done. i am very fortunate</p>
<p>wait wait is this NYU app or Common app?? so for NYU app there's no need to answer 4 questions?</p>