Do Essays Have To Be Standard 5 Paragraphs?

College Essays
1

<p>I am in the process of beginning the admissions process and was wondering, do people normally only write in the typical 5 paragraph formet? Is more creativity appreciated, and is literary license allowed?</p>

2

<p><a href=“http://www.virginia.edu/undergradadmission/writingtheessay.html[/url]”>http://www.virginia.edu/undergradadmission/writingtheessay.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

3

<p>i doubt they want formal essays…i haven’t written a 5 paragraph essay since gr 8 when I had to do it to show that I can write…really ■■■■■■■■ i know…</p>