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Old 12-29-2009, 02:06 AM   #1
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UChicago essay: Does it have to be in paragraph form?

Does the Uchicago essay have to be in a paragraph form? Could it be, say a dialogue... or poem or something? Or would that be too creative/not what they want?
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Old 12-29-2009, 06:40 AM   #2
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If you feel like you could better express yourself that way, go ahead. But you should be careful - for some people, writing creatively/poems/dialogues/plays are just not their thing (and I'm sure there's a grammar mistake somewhere in there :P). People have written poems and gotten in (there was actually a thread somewhere on this site with UChicago essays), but I'm sure you could also write a poem and end up not getting in (if you're not really good with poetry).

So, in short, it doesn't have to be in paragraph form, but it does have to be good either way; if you can't write good poetry, don't try to force it.
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Old 12-29-2009, 01:59 PM   #3
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Is that only for the optional essay, because the other 2 say "a paragraph or 2"?
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Old 12-29-2009, 03:44 PM   #4
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It does not.
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