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[taerowyn]

So it's time for me to work on my Grad school application essays. Fun, fun, fun. I have some ideas for my "creative narrative," but figured, gosh, my friends are such a cretive bunch, maybe they'll have some ideas. This is the essay requirements:

1. Write a narrative about your life. This should include information about your accomplishments, family, educational experience, and outside activities. Be creative here rather than philosophic. Remember that you are writing for a reader who knows nothing about you or your background.

Last time I did a letter to myself at 5 from myself at 22. Cheesy, I know and we see how well it worked. So, any ideas?

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[cheryln.livejournal.com]

When I was applying to college, the University of Pennsylvania had (and still might have)its legendary essay topic: "You have just written a 500-page [or maybe 400-page, I can't remember] autobiography. Please submit page 317."

Also gimmicky and kinda cheesy, and if Penn still uses it, they might think you're recycling. But you could be a scholar writing the introduction to a long-awaited just-published biography of you, if you like the idea and want a different twist.

[shelbinator.livejournal.com]

Good Lord, I'm glad they don't make engineers do that. If I have to write something like that to get into Georgetown...well I guess that's what all this LJ practice is for.

Would an obituary be too morbid? :-P Probably bad karma.

How about a human interest article from the "Neighbors" or "Community" section of the paper? You could quote yourself in the interview.

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[taerowyn.livejournal.com]

I was thinking eulogy as a possibility. Obituary might work as well.

[schwa242.livejournal.com]

Howabout a letter from yourself at 5 to yourself at 24. That way, you don't need to worry about spelling (or better yet, you can spell "creatively" since they want creativity) and hey, most five-year-olds usually throw in crayon drawings. Drawing with crayons is always fun.

But, if you don't think they'll take that seriously, write a letter from yourself at 12 to yourself at 11 1/2.

Sorry, I'm not much help.

-- Schwa ---

[skunk237.livejournal.com]

a few days ago, i did exactly that. i wrote a huge long letter to Kristina, my overseas penpal. we have the hopes of eventually liking each other to the point of marriage. she asked me about my childhood. she said, "please write about your childhood". so i did, focussing on the highlighted happinesses and traumas. from the first ever memory i had when i was still in the crib to my musical tour of western Europe at 18. took me 6 pages (front and back) and it took countless hours, but i think it was worth it. you could do the same thing, only expand it to your adulthood...to your current life.

sorry, that's the best i can do.