<p>is this a literal question, like one physical object you would bring to colgate??</p>
<p>what are some of things people wrote about...</p>
<p>is this a literal question, like one physical object you would bring to colgate??</p>
<p>what are some of things people wrote about...</p>
<p>condom, razor, lava lamp, vacuum cleaner, roll of tape, handcuffs, cat and 9 tails, gravity bong, etc, etc. the list goes on and on.</p>
<p>this is the application questoin, so it is a literal physical object?</p>
<p>yeah i know im kidding. and yes, i do believe that it is a tangible object, not "ill bring with me an open heart and mind and soul" or some crap like that. talk about something that can help define you as a person, give them a better picture of who you are. like if you like music, say "ill bring my guitar" or if you have a favorite book, say youll bring that, etc. at least thats how i see it.</p>
<p>but me, im gonna talk about my handcuffs or my gravity bong ;)</p>
<p>hahha, i wonder if a kid who had like perfect everything like 2400 sat 4.0 unwieghted GPA, ever messed around on this question if they would get in...</p>
<p>Last year the question was "what THING will you bring", and I think lots of kids talked about intangible things ... making you select a physical object probably leads to more interesting essays.</p>
<p>would talking about a hat that represents my childhood be acceptable?</p>
<p>this has really nothing to do with something that I'd offer to COlgate if accepted, but rather it is symbolic to me; are symbolic objects completely unrelated to colgate acceptable?</p>
<p>Yes, if it tells a good story about you.</p>
<p>A toothbrush? I don't know, I am having a very difficult time coming up with an answer to this question.</p>
<p>I would say a quilt for a couple of reasons. 1) I am making a portfolio of quilts. <-- I wouldn't say that in my essay 2) It's really cold in Hamilton and 3) It's really symbolic of [Insert clever anecdote here]</p>
<p>my tennis sneakers :)</p>
<p>Alcohol and lots of it</p>
<p>i just got accepted.. and i wrote about this stuffed animal that i've had since I was born.. I think you should choose something different/funny that a lot of people might not write about ( for ex. cell phone )...</p>
<p>good luck!</p>
<p>how about...taking the uber-dork route, and talking abor bringing my copy of lord of the rings?</p>
<p>itd be unique, but extremely dorky</p>
<p>would they reject me on the basis that im a giant tolkien nerd? "we dont want this giant dorkus coming to infect our campus!!!"</p>
<p>i ccould just talk about like my bike or something...i feel like thatd be boring though</p>
<p>haha yeah talking abt a book would b uber-nerdy..
so what then..this topic is sooo not easy..</p>
<p>I'd cheat and say my shoebox full of letters from out-of-contact pen pals. Many-in-one :)</p>
<p>I wonder why Colgate doesn't have one of those "Why us" essays... :confused:</p>
<p>Lol, jvhowube, go ahead and be nerdy if that's who you are. As long as you don't make it into an "I'm gonna bring my LOTR book, bc LOTR is my life and I don't have any real friends" essay, it could be OK. Might be difficult to avoid that though...</p>
<p>Aww man Poodle! I wrote about bringing my pink teddy bear! I hope I don't look too unoriginal coming up after you ^_^</p>
<p>Colgate doesnt have the "why us" essays because they know that they are good and that students choose Colgate... abt the THING being physical or something abstract... anything will do...just make a good essay out of it</p>
<p>Well, as for what you really should bring, it has to be a good pair of waterproof hiking boots for the mud, the slush, and snow you'll have to traverse across the quad on the way to class. Tennis sneakers? LOL</p>