<p>ok so i was reading over my W&M essay and i noticed something..... there are three writing parts: the supplement, activity statement, and the long essays. But i noticed that they all have to do with me being Black, see...
LONG: abotu a kid who didn't want my candy because i'm black, when i was little
ACTIVITY: abotu aYMCA progrma for young black achievers
SUPPLEMENT: abotu how i wear my hair (in braids) to represent my heritage</p>
<p>do you think i put too much emphasis on race?????????????</p>
<p>i don't want them to think that i'll go there, scream "Black Power!", and then bomb the admissions office or soemthing!</p>
<p>It depends on how you wrote the essays (hopefully, in a very modest tone), but there is such thing as coming on too strong. There's also such thing as too much pride in one's heritage, so be careful and moderate.</p>
<p>You need to be yourself and if those topics truly represent who you are, go for it. You have to be yourself. If William & Mary cannot value your application, then there are a thousand other schools that surely will. My D's supplement was truly from her heart and she was not accepted by W&M, but she was accepted other places. In the end, you want to fit in without too much effort. </p>
<p>I think your topics reflect your experience!</p>
<p>Ignore plue00 - people like that are obnoxious and don't understand the difference between real-life and the internet. </p>
<p>Anyways, I think your essays sound really interesting. Like phuriku said, there is such a thing as coming off too strong, but that isn't going to be the deciding factor. I guess you could think of it this way: would an admissions officer present your application to the committee and say, "I don't know.. she talks about how she's black a lot. Let's not admit her."</p>
<p>Hopefully not, and if so, then W&M isn't the place for both you and me.</p>