Mentioning names in your essay..

College Essays
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<p>The Rutgers Essay topic is the following:</p>

<p>Rutgers University is a vibrant community of people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. How would you benefit from and contribute to such an environment? Consider variables such as your talents, travels, leadership activities, volunteer services, and cultural experiences.</p>

<p>In the past, i have done research at a lab in Rutgers school of pharmacy…</p>

<p>In the lab, there were many graduates and undergraduates…me, being in high school, was the youngest person there…</p>

<p>As part of my essay, I want to write how the lab members affected my way of thinking about their culture…Since the members of the lab represented many different nationalities…</p>

<p>When I’m describing the latter, would it be appropriate to use their names in the essay…</p>

<p>I’m sure it wouldn’t be a problem, but I just want to confirm…</p>

<p>Thanks…</p>

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<p>Hmmm. I don’t think it would be that big of a deal so long as you don’t say, “HERE’S DAN SMITH. HE LIVES AND WORKS HERE. THIS IS HIS SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER AND A LIST OF ALL OF HIS FEARS.” </p>

<p>I’d just use first names if I were you. :D</p>

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<p>No, I am not writing biographies on them…just their role in my life and my understanding of their cultures…thats it…</p>

<p>yes, for one person, i plan to BRIEFLY state that she had childhood hardships…and that these hardships helped me understand her community better…and showed me that success is definetely possible…She showed me that I shouldn’t let circumstances bring me down…</p>

<p>Stuff like that…that’s probably the deepest I would get into a person’s history…</p>

<p>Ok…and I’ll just use first names…lol</p>

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<p>I has to use names of people I know, too, and I changed them. Maybe you could make like a magazine and asterisk “names have been changed.”</p>

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<p>It’s ok to use names in your essay. They should add some personality to your essay.</p>

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<p>Don’t use real names without the individuals’ permission. You are invading other people’s privacy. Change the names if you don’t get permission.</p>

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<p>no harm…</p>

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<p>It would be wonderful to include the name of the individual whom you are familiar with at the college and how he convinced you that this school could provide you with the best education.</p>

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<p>I strongly disagree. If you want to use a person’s name, you should get his or her permission to do so. If you don’t know him or her well enough to ask, you don’t know him or her well enough to use names. Other people have their own privacy rights.</p>

<p>Of course, since you probably listed the lab as employment or an extracurricular, naming the professor whose lab it was is not a problem.</p>