<p>ifgodwills, that’s hilarious!</p>
<p>So I need five adjectives to describe oneself. BUT I prefer to edit with Verbs, I need sales copy to market one person into college. YES? :
Consensus is that verbs make better sales copy and adjectives serve mainly to slow down the reader, there’s also research that shows properly used adjectives can increase product appeal.There are multiple reasons to choose verbs over adjectives. First, adjectives on their own don’t say all that much and are easy to throw in without real justification. Describing a candidate as “dedicated, focused, and creative” is a quick way to satisfy the need for a favorable comment and get the recommendation on its way.</p>
<p>Similarly, a product could be, “economical, long-lasting, and easy to use.” In both cases, though, the reader has nothing to go on other than the word of the writer, who is almost certainly biased in favor of creating a good impression. Vague positive characteristics will get filtered out as puffery.</p>
<p>Action verbs force the writer to get specific – “created a series of ads,” “led a team of engineers,” “worked through a holiday,” and so on require actual examples of the behaviors or characteristics in question. A product might “outlast other brands by 10,000 hours,” or “cut maintenance costs by 25%.” These specifics will increase the credibility of the copy, in addition to providing more information that when the adjective-driven shortcut is taken.</p>
<p>Now Adjectives are still important, wven if verbs are the main driver of the sales copy, adjectives still have some use. In particular (as described in Adjective Power), adjectives that are vivid, sensory, specific, or emotion-inducing can be potent copy enhancers.</p>
<p>So just BE BOLD!!!</p>
<p>Just to add the 5 as required:
Deliberate
Methodical
Compassionate
Trustworthy,
Loyal,</p>
<p>And to finish off the rest.
Helpful,
Friendly,
Courteous,
Kind,
Obedient,
Cheerful,
Thrifty,
Brave,
Clean,
and Reverent.</p>
@gamernotwatcher -Are you a Boy Scout?
Tell me, has anyone ever put down sexy? That might roll some eyeballs…
Grades do not define me
(With a 4.0 mind you)
I took a risk on this…
Ebullient
Pulchritudinous
Eleemosynary
Insouciant
Sesquipedalian (meaning uses overly long words)
My dad and I both thought it was funny, hopefully the Stanford adcoms share our sense of humor (and if they don’t then the rest of my app will fall flat, so…)
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That is hilarious, @butterfreesnd! I knew what the first one meant, but after that…
I guess that’s what you call putting your SAT studying to use. Of course, I don’t know that even the SAT would use words THAT obscure.
Didn’t really use any big words - just tried to be honest!
Loud
Creative
Extroverted
Bubbly (lol)
Passionate
Weird. Fascinated. Colorful. Kind. Aware.