<p>When looking at my supplementary essay prompts, many of which have intellectual themes, I find myself in a dilemma. I consider myself a decent writer, and my skills of description came off well in my commonapp essay (the emotional one), but with regard to the intellectual essays, I find myself at loss as how I should write it. I’m a very, very theoretical person, but I haven’t written truly complex theory without a frank framework. However, the trend in the “hooking,” or simply good essays seems to take a more creative, descriptive, and even quirky framework. if i adapt this for my intellectual essays, i would be surprised if any of my ideas come through clearly.
What I’m trying to understand is this: how can i frame philosophical ideas and still have a good essay writing style?
i’m a quirky person too, but i find the more meaningful ideas / emotions to overrule any witty essay over trivial things. i’m trying to put the music of life into words. i just don’t see how i could write in the lighthearted style most of the “essays that worked” take.
another question arises: should i write a “well-written,” quirky (defined by standards of adcoms) essay or a meaningful, perhaps more frank one? or, is there a framework that can meld the “well-written” framework into high-level thought?
any help would be appreciated.
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<p>in my opinion, it depends on what college you are applying to.
If you are applying to a liberal arts college, go with a creative essay that contains literary elements, etc.
research university -> go with an academic style essay.
that was my take on this…</p>
<p>yeah, i actually didn’t think of it that way. there are some exceptions though (the most notable being uchicago), but i see what you mean. i’m applying to both types of universities, so i might write two drafts.</p>
<p>any other advice?</p>
<p>bumppp
moar advice?</p>