<p>i actually just put that why columbia was too much for the little box and attached a script for a short play that i wrote about how all the things that made Columbia the perfect school for me and why it didnt look how i had any interest but that was only due to low original test scores, kind of a love story type thing. I hope they don’t take off because I had to attach an answer, but I did think it was pretty creative. what do y’all think?</p>
<p>^Columbia is a pretty artsy school, so if it’s pretty creative I don’t see how they can complain; that’s a very unique approach</p>
<p>I haven’t seen a bad one yet. Each one has its merits.</p>
<p>thanks. well from some pms I’ve received apparently it wasn’t all that creative.</p>
<p>it might be a little risky, but i think it’s creative!</p>
<p>Well guys, Here’s mine</p>
<p>Walking through New York City with a hot dog, after seeing a Yankee game while going over the topics of last week’s guest lecture from a Nobel physicist. Some would call this heaven; I would call it a typical day for a Columbia student. Your university has inspired a tradition of excellence, a tradition that I yearn to be a part of. A first-rate education, The City, and invaluable experiences make Columbia a once in a lifetime opportunity to be a part of something greater than myself. It is a chance to grow, to mature, and to above all succeed in this ultra-competitive world in which we live.</p>
<p>manchester: I do hope you forgot a word while typing your paragraph into this forum and not on your app! the first sentence isn’t quite a sentence…</p>
<p>but other than that, it was good!!!</p>
<p>I thought the same thing as mediopollito when I first read it, but I didn’t want to say anything if my grammar senses failed and it ended up me being wrong.</p>
<p>I realized it wasn’t a complete sentence. I was really trying to offer a scenario rather than simply say what I like. Plus a 300 character box is hard to work with. Grammar wasn’t as important as meaning. I really hope that comes across more. Btw, I think that is 300chars exactly.</p>
<p>It’s perfectly fine to not use complete sentences as long as it’s clearly intentional, as manu’s was.</p>
<p>I agree. Manu’s sentence, which seems perfectly justified, if not grammatically correct, given that it appears to be a conscious decision on his part to write in a poetic style.</p>
<p>lol bioblade, i triple-checked before i posted to avoid the scenario you described haha!
i mean, yeah, i understand about the word limit. but i thought it was 600 characters? mine was exactly 600 too. or like 598 or something.</p>
<p>Yeah, mine was like 596 characters and my engineering essay was around 598. I don’t think my real writing style came through until I got to my essay, however. Columbia of course reads a lot of these and I understand the need for the restrictions. If the essay wasn’t here, though, I don’t think they would have a good idea of the kind of writer I am. I usually write creatively and I think my style came off as sort of cramped.</p>
<p>@Seeme25</p>
<p>yours was absolute genius. i’m sincerely jealous that i didn’t think of adding in anything about their traditions into mine. fantastic job</p>
<p>“New York! Concrete jungle where dreams are made of! There’s nothing you can’t do! Now you’re in New York! These streets will make you feel brand new! Big lights will inspire you! Let’s hear it for New York! New York! New York!”
;)</p>
<p>some of these are a bit…vague…quixotic, and padded. just being honest!!</p>
<p>mine is admittingly vague, but not quixotic…im not promising the cure for cancer. I took the opposite approach describing Columbia as a safe haven from the hustle and bustle of the city.</p>
<p>Any applicant is naturally drawn to Columbia by its academics, location, and prestige. Often these three aspects can overshadow what truly makes Columbia unique. Its uniqueness manifested itself as soon as I stepped on campus. In a city like New York, I often feel like a sheep in an incessantly moving herd. Yet, at Columbia, I felt like an individual. I felt a sense of purpose and belonging that radiated from not only the people, but from the campus itself. I remember seeing genuinely happy students on the Low steps basking in their surroundings. I thought to myself, “what more can I ask for?”</p>
<p>pigs<em>at</em>sea, then why don’t you give us an example of a ACCEPTABLE one, you admit you!</p>
<p>I honestly don’t care that the core is something that people find “generic” and I wrote my short response on it. I also tied in the Gateway classes and intellectual challenge.</p>
<p>pigs got into columbia?</p>