<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>One of the essays for transfers into McIntire is (I’m paraphrasing):</p>
<p>“If you could send one item to another planet to represent the human race, what would you send?”</p>
<p>Anyone want to bounce around a few ideas with me?</p>
<p>bump.</p>
<p>Anyone? I’ve got a few creative ideas brewing…just thought I’d see what direction everyone else is taking.</p>
<p>you could do something business-related like, idk, BusinessWeek or Forbes.
or maybe you could send a laptop w/ facebook and explain that facebook seems to represent how the internet has taken over the human race, completely putting one’s social life online.</p>
<p>I like the “laptop with Facebook” idea.</p>
<p>Not bad. </p>
<p>Our culture has certainly changed in the last few decades…that could be worth exploring.</p>
<p>This particular writing prompt has me biting my nails because I have a feeling they look to it to evaluate a persons creativity.</p>
<p>I’m plenty creative, so I am trying to refine my ideas down until I have one great one.</p>
<p>Thanks for the input! :)</p>
<p>The human race has an infinite number of facets and personalities (some good, some not so good), so try to think of a single item that can represent many different
things.</p>
<p>I would send a strip of bacon. Honestly, if any alien got a strip of bacon they would immediatly love our country. Even if the alien is a vegan, the sweet smell of bacon could change his mind very quickly.</p>
<p>I’ve got a few ideas.</p>
<p>Do you guys think that the delivery of the idea is more important than the actual idea? I have a feeling they are looking at the essay as a creative writing exercise, and not caring as much about the idea. Thoughts?</p>
<p>Yes, I believe the essay is more creative writing. The Adcoms want to see who the writer is through this essay.</p>