<p>I don't agree. College brochures are generic and cheesy. Bad's sample essay was delightful. However it was composed, it shows coherent insight into student life at that particular college.</p>
<p>i agree with rorosen.</p>
<p>could anyoneelse post their outstanding essay here?
thx~</p>
<p>Thanks to bad for the suggestions about "a day in the life." I was paging through a book of "college secrets" the other day and noticed a similar suggestion. I penned one of the "Why..." essays this way, and it turned out great! Thanks again.</p>
<p>I appreciate all the input but calling all admissions people out there:</p>
<p>"What is your take on this?" </p>
<p>My S is not a very personal type guy. He would be stumped at trying to write such a "beautiful" essay. </p>
<p>Please tell me from a professional standpoint, is this what the schools want? Cause if i worked in admissions and a young man wrote an essay that was this detailed and flowery, I would suspect he had gotten someone else to write it?</p>
<p>Sorry but really need to know.</p>
<p>I have a question for ducktape, the second user who posted.
Are you suggesting that there is tape made out of ducks (heaven forbid), or are you just a tape for ducks to use?</p>
<p>Hey, I'm also in the midst of answering all these supplement essays and I have a question. Although I want to major in Psychology, I also have an interest in journalism, and I'm currently a writer and editor of my school newspaper. Even though I don't plan to major in Journalism/Communications at the moment, I want to write for the newspaper of whatever campus I attend next year... Basically, in my essays of why I want to go to these schools, I want to mention their newspapers and what I like about them, and I want to know if it's appropriate to mention if the newspapers are independently run by students?</p>
<p>Tweetjazz-- Why not? I don't see how it could be a problem to explain why you like their newspapers. The fact that they are independently run means that you could have independence and gain experience... explain why that's important to you.</p>
<p>How long do these generally have to be? I never knew this was a college essay :(</p>
<p>I had to write one of these for Stanford. I first wrote about how the housing community fostered small, close-knit communities. I connected this to my small-town background and explained how I thought the two would help me connect with the college more easily. After that, I wrote about how Stanford is one of the few high-caliber colleges on the West Coast. Since I live on the West Coast, I said it makes it much easier as far as travel and logistics, but I am still able to get a high level of education. In addition, I noted how it was closer to my area of interest, East Asia, and how it would be easier for me to pursue my interest in East Asia at Stanford than it would be on the East Coast.</p>
<p>I wouldn't say mine was the best essay out there, obviously. I got deferred, but since I wasn't rejected, I guess it wasn't too bad. I thought my first point was stronger, so I would echo what everyone else has been saying on this thread. Find something about the college that particularly appeals to you, and think of a genuine reason why it appeals to you. From there, just be you, and try and convey to the committee exactly why College X is a good college for you, and consequently, why you are a good candidate for that college.</p>