@CU123 I know of a person who wrote an extremely passionate Uchicago essay about a very hot social justice issue. She felt this defined her so felt compelled to write about it. In her UChicago interview she said she talked at length about how she wanted to get involved on campus to change perceptions about this issue. I wondered if this would give her an edge, given her passion. Excellent academics and stats
Applied EA. Got deferred. Converted to ED2. Got denied. She is totally bummed out. She told me she has a likely from Oberlin, so she will do fine but it does make me wonder