<p>^ :O If I'm not mistaken . . . .this is a "College Admissions" forum, right!</p>
<p>Aww aren't I a smart lil kid . . </p>
<p>This was a fun read, although, it is not original. Anyone can write down a list of impossible tasks and organize them into paragraphs and call it an essay and hand it in. Anyone who does not care about college will have the aforementioned "guts" to turn it in, and believe me, I'm sure plenty of colleges receive BS applications, sent by a high schooler looking for a good laugh. And if I were an admissions officer, I'm not sure if I would accept such a conceited student. Applications are supposed to be serious in a sense, and convey the real student, and if this applicant was so amazing, he should have had amazing other parts of an application, which was not the case, if this was indeed sent as part of a college application.</p>
<p>I don't think you really get it. It's not a "BS application" or a "list of impossible tasks". It's the idea behind it. The author makes it clear in the essay that he didn't actually do these things.</p>
<p>What is the "idea"? Is he trying to blow off the prompt and make fun of it, saying that going to college is the last thing in this world to do, and nothing else matters?
Plus, if this applicant thinks writing a list of impossible tasks is funny and claims those occurences defined him as a person, I think he is quite mistaken. Of course he didn't do those things, however I do not see the reason of how it fits "Are there any significant experiences you have had, or accomplishments you have realized, that have helped to define you as a person?" It is completely a joke, that is a serious prompt.</p>
<p>I actually agree with Dasani. I mean, it's a funny essay and it's good and all (I bet it could even get published in the New Yorker or something), but it's not really a college essay. What does it tell us about the applicant? Sure, it tells us he's funny and all, but what does it reveal about his passions and interests?</p>
<p>Tells you a lot about the writter, especially because it was the school of journalism.</p>
<p>It tells you more about his personality than some other crappy, generic essay.
It shows that he is probably a more apt applicant because he understands how repetitive reading applications are that list random **** that noone cares about with BS essays. He basicly beat the system through satire.</p>
<p>I am sorry, but I would take that kid over a 2400/4.0 any day.
There are many of those. Only one of this guy.</p>
<p>Are You Guys Stupid Or Something?!?!?!? Its Not I Repeat Not A Real Essay.... Stop Analyzing It!!!! He Was Just Posting It To Show People How Creative It Was!!!!</p>
<p>this is exactly what I speak of when I say that CC can brainwash you if you don't think enough for yourself. This essay is amazing because the kid took a huge risk, stepped outside the box, and showed that he is a real human being.</p>
<p>Yeah, I agree that this is a great example of going outside the box. I think it's also more clear to me why so many CCers with amazing scores and EC's don't get accepted into colleges that value Who You Are, because some of them are clearly humorless literalists. <em>grin</em></p>
<p>"Anyone can write down a list of impossible tasks and organize them into paragraphs and call it an essay and hand it in"</p>
<p>Its pure genius. An essay is used to measure your personality./ This essay showed that he was smart, gutsy and a good writer with a great sense of creativity!</p>
<p>Very sharp! And I thought I did good. Should have been a U of C essay. It's by no measure great writing, it's extremely creative, unique, and very daring. Shows a lot of courage, which is always a plus.</p>
<p>nelvin de leon:</p>
<p>Keep in mind adcons are people who are cooped up in eval committee for hours upon hours, days upon days, weeks upon weeks. A little humor really helps.</p>
<p>It also lets the adcons know that you don't take yourself too seriously.</p>