<p>I have never seen Sesame Street nor heard the phrase before so I am a little unsure as to its meaning.</p>
<p>It’s not easy being green? Please educate me in the Sesame Street ways.</p>
<p>I haven’t watched the cartoon either. The best way is to avoid this topic I think.</p>
<p>It’s what Kermit the Frog says, but I suspect you need not be familiar with Sesame Street to write a response, should you choose this prompt.</p>
<p>I LOVED this prompt! Just search youtube to find the video of Kermit singing. Tufts had my favorite optional prompts out of the schools that I applied to. I had a good time with this one</p>
<p>Oh. I never even realized this referred to Sesame Street, haha. </p>
<p>I think I responded assuming “green” meant “environmentally conscious.”</p>
<p>green is supposed to mean anything you want to write about. vegetrian, environmental, young, etc…</p>
<p>This essay was the only essay of all my apps that I actually had fun writing. I love this prompt</p>
<p>I love this prompt. I have a really weird response to it hahah.</p>
<p>I think it would be difficult to NOT have a weird response to it haha.</p>
<p>Green, as sung by Kermit, meant being overlooked, not being special (like those flashier colors). The song starts with him lamenting his ordinariness, but by the end, he celebrates his identity.</p>
<p>I retrain ex-racehorses, and in equestrianism, a horse with very little training is referred to as ‘green.’ So I basically wrote about that; here’s the link, if you’re interested. 
The thing I love about these optional essays is that you really can just write about ANYTHING. I think that’s a great way to showcase who you are.
[Tufts</a> - It’s Not Easy Being Green! (Or Is It?) - Optional Essay](<a href=“http://www.essayforum.com/undergraduate-admission-essays-2/tufts-not-easy-being-green-optional-essay-14582/]Tufts”>Tufts - It's Not Easy Being Green! (Or Is It?) - Optional Essay)</p>
<p>ETA: I edited this and expanded the ending before submitting it haha!</p>
<p>I didn’t click on the link - just in case I come across your file in other contexts, I’d prefer to keep a pristine eye - but I think that’s a grand idea you had. I suspect you’ll be one of just a few people to interpret the prompt using that definition of the word green. Sounds like fun!</p>
<p>S2 also followed the Kermit theme, as opposed to ‘Green Living.’ His teacher did not think it was a good idea, but obviously he has a lot of company!</p>
<p>Equestrian, I responded to another prompt, but I really liked the way you handled that essay. Kudos.</p>