is it ok to be desparate in an essay?

College Essays
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<p>some colleges ask you what made you decide to choose their college and stuff,
if I’m completely in love with that school, should i just go ahead and gush about it? </p>

<p>thanks :)</p>

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<p>i could also gush about it</p>

<p>why would they choose you over me?</p>

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<p>It depends on how you go on gushing about it.
If there are actually reasons that you can mention (Not academic reputation or anything, but like atmosphere, or for one of my schools, they had a 5 story Barnes & Nobles bookstore for themselves which was OMG love for me) then it might be okay. </p>

<p>If you do decide to gush, just some things to keep in mind:</p>

<p>Too much is overkill. Subtlety is God’s gift to us. Do not overuse exclamations and phrases that sound like you’re kissing up to it. </p>

<p>The college’s know their own stats, don’t spend too much time on it.</p>

<p>Talk about the school in relation to you. For example, if you visited, talk about how you felt being there, how you liked the people, something along those lines.</p>

<p>Good luck, I know my post wasn’t that detailed on this, but hope i helped.</p>

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<p>be tactful. Counterbalance all the non-academic elements you love about the school with some academic stuff - so long as it is precise, not just general stuff like “you guys have 9 nobel laureates” you’d rather: “As an aspiring economics major, I would be honored to be taught by Professor _________, a nobel laureate.” More detail you include the more it seems liek you took the time to learn a lot about the school.</p>

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<p>If thought out and done well, this could be original and engaging. What is definitely not ok, however, is misspelling “desperate.”</p>