<p>^Actually, an essay about becoming a hermit for one week after taking an advice from a forum post of someone who watched a South Park episode might turn out to be pretty interesting. It would be even cooler if by then he/she will be a Stanford student. :p</p>
<p>That said, the character limits for Stanford essays/short questions really prevent you from being able to write much, and this is coming from someone who doesn’t have that many interesting events occurring in his life, either.</p>