Did I offend NU?

Colleges & Universities Northwestern University
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<p>I wonder if I may have been waitlisted because of a line of my “why northwestern” essay:</p>

<p>Northwestern consists of a bunch of nerds freezing their behinds off while studying in lieu of supporting their Big Ten not so-Wildcats.</p>

<p>I followed it up with these two lines: Well, that may be the stereotype, but I prefer to call it a community of intellectuals braving the Evanston cold while trading off beer for Beowulf. I wish to be a part of this community, and I feel that I may excel at Northwestern, both academically and socially. </p>

<p>However, if someone was reading my essay quickly, they may not have seen what I was trying to do, and may have been offended. </p>

<p>I was trying to grab their attention with that line, which I may have succeeded in doing, but it may not have had a positive effect. Oh well, haha.</p>

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<p>For what it’s worth, that doesn’t sound offensive to me. Anyone who read it would see where you were going with it. Hang in there!</p>

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<p>If they were really offended, they probably would have rejected me. I think I also messed up by not checking “yes” on the debate box because I am an award-winning varsity debater.</p>

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<p>That would catch my attention–in a good way–if i were an admissions officer having to read thousands of boring essays…</p>