My College Essay...

[Josem]

so this is some sort of essay that you are writing to gain admission to college? i assume that this is in addition to your marks.

we don't have that system here in australia (it is purely a marks based affair except in a very small number of courses which involve interviews and the like), so i imagine that the people judging admissions looking for the following things:

a) confirmation that you're not a whacko
b) confirmation that you are coherent
c) confirmation that you can think well
d) confirmation that you'll succeed at college - ie, self-discipline

if it is like Australia, they have hundreds of applicants who are being judged, and they just don't care enough about the individuals to read the stuff in depth.

i imagine then that you'd write something that does this.


highlighting your affection gambling seems to not advance any of these goals.


(of course, i may have misunderstood the context of all this, so blame my ignorance if i did)

[furyshade]

im america it is a bit worse, there are so many thousands of people applying to college that they read these essays to find a reason to cut you out

[Josem]

sure - so just make sure you don't give the staff a reason to cut you out.

[xxeximusxx]

where are you applying op?

[tarheeljks]

it is not prudent to say that you enjoy gambling

[furyshade]

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sure - so just make sure you don't give the staff a reason to cut you out.

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exactly, and writing about how you have a reason to waste most of your time and a reason to drop out is not a good way to do this

[schundler]

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where are you applying op?

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something tells me it won't matter

[The Man Mulcahey]

i don't feel that sorry for him because he immediately left the thread. you want help, so respond.

[O Fen�meno]

you should mention me in your essay

[bustowithnobra]

I love when teenagers try to sound smart.