Creative Chicago essay ~is it too depressing?~ will you read it?

College Essays
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<p>Unsure of how to respond to the other extended essays for the Chicago supplement, I created my own prompt (option 5-a last resort?).</p>

<p>Prompt: Having lost your greatest accomplishment-the sum of your life’s work- you wake up from a frenzied sleep in the midst of a forest. How are your observations framed in terms of your tragedy?</p>

<p>It is quite a depressing essay, ending with “This must be the summation of life’s walk when reaching that boulder upon its path: inherently whole yet explicitly worthless.”</p>

<p>In a complete contrast, however, my common app personal essay is very positive and optimistic, ending with “There definitely existed more challenges that I would confront in the future, but I was apprehensive no longer, for I harvested a novel mindset with which to subjugate those.”</p>

<p>Also, both essays outline an experience, one real (positive optimism of common app essay) and one created (negative depression of Chicago essay), with the natural background of a forest upon which my observations are based.</p>

<p>Should I bother to submit my Chicago essay, or should I form a response to a new, stated prompt? My issue is that, given these two polar opposites in essay theme, will the Chicago admissions person believe me to be some strange naturalist in a state of manic depression, or will that person believe I just responded well to my own prompt?</p>

<p>Would someone like to read the two essays and offer feedback? I would greatly appreciate this!</p>

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<p>I’ll read it if you want, however am a 2014 student, so if you are paranoid you probably don’t want me to read it. It doesn’t sound bad.</p>

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<p>You can PM me if you want, I’m not applying to chicago and a neutral perspective could definitely do you some good</p>

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<p>i am 2014 student too, but I am not applying to chicago (cause they don’t give much finaid to internationals) so you can pm me if you want</p>