Make supplement light hearted if CA essay is more 'intense'?

allisunknown
Mon, 21 Oct 2013 19:30:42 +0000

My CA essay is about how moving frequently during my youth made me want to be closer to my parents. However, I felt that I did not get their culture, and particularly my/our religion well for a while now. I finally realized that my religion (my feelings about it, not the theology itself) ultimately taught me to ‘do my duty the best way I can’ and not worry about the rest.

This is relevant because it has informed my view towards the humanities and part of what attracts to me to Yale (very good Indology/sanskrit program with amazing neuro and decent sciences).

When doing the supplement, should I try to make it more light hearted to counteract the CA? I understand you ought to show different sides of yourself and am thus not focusing much on my science ECs and whatnot.

I’m also definitely trying to show my more relaxed side with the short takes (which are rather fun to do) but I wouldn’t say I’ve ever been really easygoing. I’m focusing now on trying to enjoy experiences more than deconstruction/analyzing stuff, but I’m more of a “thinks about world issues, ends up unhappy because workable solutions are hard to find type.” I’m not trying to be pretentious - I enjoy doing dumb teenage things too but I’m sorta serious by nature (maybe life experiences or whatever but I was scowling in my preschool pic so idk).

Any thoughts? Thanks!