<p>Would this be acceptable? I had some fun with this essay and I think it reveals a lot about my personality. Only thing is, it is just 329 words, perhaps a little too short for Rice?
I just last-minute decided to give Rice a shot, so I don't really have time to write another essay..</p>
<p>if anyone wants to take a read, I’ll be glad to PM it to you</p>
<p>It just feels like bad karma if you don’t re-write it. Keep the main points if they are about diversity; but please re-write it if you are serious about Rice. JMHO</p>
<p>br - why? If the essays applies, then one should use it. I am curious as to why not…</p>
<p>Agreed — if the prompts are similar, then there’s no reason to write a completely separate essay.</p>
<p>^^Not sure I can explain it. I chose the word “karma” intentionally, maybe to avoid having to explain. It just doesn’t feel right.</p>
<p>Rice supplemetn instructions says that most successful applicants type 2-3 double spaced pages. So if you feel that your 239 word essay fulfills this length or really feel that it conveys what you want Rice to see, go for it</p>
<p>Hmm… I guess I don’t see it that way. As long as the work is original, I think you should use it whereever. For example, a resume or coverletter written for one job can be modified for another.</p>
<p>Anyways, it is up to you. Whatever works!</p>
<p>If they realize it was written for Stanford (obviously the letter to a roommate) that’ll definitely hurt you otherwise i’d say go for it.</p>
<p>normally i’d say recycle them as much as you can…but if that is a well known stanford prompt, i might reconsider. i bet they typically lose more admitees to stanford than they keep, so no sense putting it out there like that.</p>