sammielue21

In my common app essay, I mention two 'standpoints' that I have. It's only in passing, and it's acting as an example of the 'protest' shirts I wear to school... So basically, my question is will mentioning these cause a problem? I don't think it should because I'm just refrencing them, not trying to push my beliefs onto the adcom... But I don't know for sure and would love -- and need -- some opinions on this...

This is the quote, remember it's referencing shirts:
"from the homemade ‘my body, my choice’ to the purchased ‘give Bush a wedgee.’"


Thanks for any help!

johr

Well, the essays are supposed to be "personal", so it technically shouldn't be a problem, but both my parents are adcoms for schools in Europe and they shot down a couple of my ideas just because they were worried it would clash with the viewpoints of the adcom. 'My body, my choice' should be fine, but 'give Bush a wedgee' might be seen as a little more offensive.

But like people on CC have said before - if the school won't accept you because of your views, you shouldn't go to that school in the first place.

sammielue21

That's what I was thinkgin...

Do you think I should just leave it in there? My gut says 'yes' but my nervousness says 'NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.'

johr

Do you have a slogan that presents your anti-Bush sentiments in a...nicer way? I mean, it's who you are, you should include it, but that wedgee thing definitely leapt out when I glanced at the sentence.

sammielue21

Well, my shirt actually says "Give Bush a Wedgee..." Soo, I don't know what else I could put. I mean I don't really want to make up a slogan haha.