U of Chicago question

Transfer Students
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<p>Essay Option 1</p>

<p>The instructor said,
Go home and write
a page tonight.
And let that page come out of you—
Then, it will be true.</p>

<p>—"Theme for English B" by Langston Hughes</p>

<p>Perhaps you recognize this poem. If you do, then your mind has probably moved on to the question the next line poses: "I wonder if it's that simple?" Saying who we are is never simple (read the entire poem if you need evidence of that). Write a truthful page about yourself for us, an audience you do not know—a very tall order. Hughes begins: "I am twenty-two, colored, born in Winston-Salem./I went to school there, then Durham, then here/to this college on the hill above Harlem./I am the only colored student in my class." That is, each of us is of a certain age and of a particular family background. We have lived somewhere and been schooled. We are each what we feel and see and hear. Begin there and see what happens.</p>

<p>CAN I USE this question to write about a personal experience of mine, that was truly important for my development??</p>

<p>I was admitted to Chicago as a freshman, and did one of the creative essays myself, but do not want to resubmit the same essay.</p>

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<p>In my opinion, I think it would be a pretty reasonable evolution of your essay if it included the beginning of what the prompt. In my opinion, I think that is what the question is trying to get out of you.
However, do keep in mind that out of high school, I applied to U of C and was quickly rejected. Last year, I applied for the fall 2005, was deferred, and then was rejected. Just thought it might be important to know. ALTHOUGH, I did rock one of their essays that dealt with philosophy and space travel. Holler</p>

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<p>yeah but not to be rude, u were rejected as a freshman, i was accepted lol</p>

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<p>For one of my Chicago essays, I completely took my essay away from the question. It was a pretty well-written essay though, and obviously it did the trick.</p>

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<p>bball, with regards to your thoughts on Cornell grades vs. UChicago grades, you might want to check this out:</p>

<p>quoting mini:
"Here's the study on Cornell's grade inflation:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/10436%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/10436&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>If you took out the engineering school, you'd likely find that Cornell has the highest median GPA among the Ivies."</p>

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<p>escape, when u said "i completely took my essay away from the question"</p>

<p>what does that mean: you didn't even follow the question or prompt?</p>

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<p>The question asked about favorite book or favorite song, I think. I ignored the specific "favorites" the question asked for and instead wrote it about my "favorite saying" which I then essentially used to explore my thoughts on extra-curriculars and love of humanity.</p>