What colleges don't want to see

<p>I have written a short story about death for school. It has easily is my strongest writing piece ever. Should I include that in my application as a writing sample? Or is it too dark of a subject</p>

<p>It is apart from my application essay. They ask if you want to send an additional writing sample</p>

<p>I’d say it depends on the context ( ie, school and major).</p>

<p>For an engineering major, for example, a piece on death would be out-of-place. For a philosophy major, it would likely be rather fitting.</p>

<p>Can you provide us with some more context?</p>

<p>Also, how angsty or dark is this piece?</p>