Is this topic too risky?

JHS
Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:56:46 +0000

The last thing you want to do is to pull in your horns on something you feel passionately about because you are afraid of possibly offending someone. This kind of essay sounds like a very good way for someone to get to know you and to know how you think, and that’s what they want. A well-written, well-thought-through piece that offends someone is much more likely to get you accepted at Chicago (or anywhere similar) than something that essentially communicates “I am the kind of person who strives desperately to have the blandest, least-likely-to-offend ideas possible.”