Politics in Essay

bg445522ar
Sun, 23 Jun 2019 13:39:37 +0000

Hi guys, I am new here so if I am doing anything wrong, I apologize.

I am applying to college next year; I have respectable SAT , GPA, etc. for Ivy League-caliber schools. I am considerably politically involved for my age (I am a staunch liberal); my college counselor said I should discuss this in my essay (I will be applying pretty much only to liberal universities). I personally thought that this was not the best idea because the person reading my essay might be conservative and therefore might view my comments negatively (I have no intention whatsoever of insulting conservatives at all in my essay; I am just worried that they might be rubbed the wrong way).

My counselor said that (elite) colleges don’t want people who “play it safe”; he said that they wanted people who are bold and willing to express their opinion (without insulting anyone of course).

The point is that I am not sure what I should do. Should I openly discuss politics or not? The essay is not intended to be a boring, trite, cliche discussion of politics or something, by the way.

Any help is sincerely appreciated.