<p>Just wondering if you think its a good idea (or what did you do in your essays) to be assertive such as… “when I get to your school, I will do this this and this” vs. “if you choose to accept me at your school…” in your essays.</p>
<p>All I know is I did the whole passive thing for freshman admissions and it didn’t seem to work too well… please give me your input!</p>
<p>I’m putting “if admitted i plan to…”. Yes, be assertive. You’re fighting for a spot, and the more interested you look it might just put you over the edge.</p>
<p>colleges want to see that you fit… so just pretend you’re in when writing your essays</p>
<p>Verb always beats adjective. Be agressive.</p>
<p>so would it be better to say “as a student i would…”? and just leave out the if?</p>
<p>be assertive all the way…show “subtle” passiveness…im pretty sure they want to admit strong and confident students. besides…using passive tone makes it too wordy and annoying.</p>