Anyone else stuck on UW honors essay for admission in Fall 2011?

Colleges & Universities University of Washington
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<p>Hey everyone… I’m applying for the UW honors program and I was wondering what people wrote for this prompt (if they chose to do it):
“Write three paragraphs. In the first, describe yourself from the point of view of a parent, in the second from the point of view of a best friend, and in the third from the point of view of an arch-nemesis.”</p>

<p>I’ve got the first two down, but the arch-nemesis one… not so much. I’ve never really been bullied or picked on and I can’t think of anything clever/metaphoric to symbolize an arch nemesis. What is everyone else writing about? (I won’t steal your ideas, promise - I’m just completely stuck on this) Thanks! :)</p>

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<p>A couple ideas:</p>

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<li> Someone the exact opposite of you</li>
<li> Your “evil twin”, someone who has many of the same strengths and weaknesses, but twisted toward evil</li>
</ol>

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<p>interesting… I could make the “evil twin” idea work… Thanks!</p>

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<p>Yes, I was wondering about this too. (For fall 2012. Hopefully the essay prompt is the same.) Could an arch-nemesis be an enemy, as in just someone who doesn’t like you? Do they have to have a negative attitude toward you? Is the point of this essay to point out some of your weaknesses?</p>

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<p>I just pointed out some of my weaknesses. It’s not really necessary to define who the arch nemesis is. (Accepted 2011)</p>

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<p>I agree. I talked about my weaknesses, but I talked about them in a more positive way. For example: I talk A LOT probably more than people care to listen to, so in my last paragraph my ‘nemesis’ said I spoke too much and hated that what I said was always something that they had never heard of before (in the sense of talking about new news headlines, or foreign stories, etc.). </p>

<p>Also, it doesn’t have to be negative- I’m generally a very positive person so my ‘nemesis’ said they hated my never ending enthusiasm. </p>

<p>Try to mention things about yourself that haven’t already been said in your app. That’s actually one of the most fun prompts I responded to for any college/university. </p>

<p>(also accepted for autumn 2011)</p>

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<p>^Exactly. Basically, treat it like that job interview question “What’s your greatest weakness?” and turn your weakness into a positive.</p>

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<p>Right, like for example, I’m a huge political guy so much arch-nemesis was a Republican and that way, I could point out the fact that I’m hugely liberal.</p>

<p>(It seemed to work, accepted 2011)</p>