Essay advice: too edgy?

LoveTheBard
Fri, 17 Aug 2018 00:27:16 +0000

According to Webster’s:

Definition of cynical

1 : having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as

a : contemptuously distrustful of human nature and motives

b : based on or reflecting a belief that human conduct is motivated primarily by self-interest

Definition of a cynic:

a faultfinding captious critic; especially : one who believes that human conduct is motivated wholly by self-interest

It’s neither a quality you would want to have or to see in others nor is it positive trait you want to put forth when presenting yourself in context of college admissions.