<p>“What is more alluring than a Catholic university? The answer: A Catholic university with an excellent academic reputation.”</p>
<p>It’s not technically a complete sentence, I don’t think. For the sake of style and read, do you recommend or discourage it? If it’s bad, is there a way to rephrase it?</p>
<p>Thank you for reading and I’d appreciate any replies!</p>
<p>bump</p>
<p>10chars</p>
<p>I think its fine as is, it sounds strong that way and the sentence issue is not a problem.</p>
<p>Adcoms are not interested in being english teachers; if there’s something that’s questionable to that minute of a degree grammar-wise, then just use your best guess and leave it at that.</p>
<p>nice, thanks all!</p>
<p>I would uncapitalize the “a” in “A Catholic University.”</p>
<p>would it be better to say</p>
<p>The answer is “a Catholic Uni…”</p>
<p>or does that loose to much.</p>
<p>OP: I think it’s perfectly fine to use one incomplete sentence purposefully to make your message clearer. I used one in my MIT essay and passed it by my English teacher who said it was fine.</p>
<p>Then again I question the what you’re saying there. Academic reputation is not something you want to stress in a “why this school” essay since that can be easily applied to a dozen other places.</p>
<p>@grimsa: that just sounds less strong than “The answer: (pause) A Catholic Uni…”</p>