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swang · 10-14-2008, 01:44 AM

SO I would've done a change me thread but I figured I'd get many replies of "Wow you'd never get in, not with those grades and EC.." etc etc so I'm asking a simple comparison question.

Which is a better hook for Brown University?

1. Being tri-ligual [[Ahem, I speak Eeeeenglish, Mandarin and French. Fairly fluently]]

2. Going to France for 7 weeks during the summer, basically a study abroad and having the willpower to never speak english. Which was one of the rules of the program?

Also...I'm going to write about my summer abroad thing for the Common App long essay....is that too trite because EVERYONE writes about their summer abroad and how it totally and like utterly and like ______[[insert appropriate exclamatory word here]] chnaged their lives?

10-14-2008, 01:44 AM	#1
swang Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 139	What would be a better hook? SO I would've done a change me thread but I figured I'd get many replies of "Wow you'd never get in, not with those grades and EC.." etc etc so I'm asking a simple comparison question. Which is a better hook for Brown University? 1. Being tri-ligual [[Ahem, I speak Eeeeenglish, Mandarin and French. Fairly fluently]] 2. Going to France for 7 weeks during the summer, basically a study abroad and having the willpower to never speak english. Which was one of the rules of the program? Also...I'm going to write about my summer abroad thing for the Common App long essay....is that too trite because EVERYONE writes about their summer abroad and how it totally and like utterly and like ______[[insert appropriate exclamatory word here]] chnaged their lives?
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