Question about UChicago essays!

DerekJDignan
Thu, 07 Nov 2013 07:31:52 +0000

Hey so this is my first post but I’m sure it probably won’t be my last! I just wanted to ask some of you who’ve applied to UChicago about this years essays.

For the creative writing prompt, I’m chose to compare apples to oranges (seriously, I was super pumped about it and I loved writing this thing!), but that’s not what this question is about. It’s actually about the “Why UChicago?” question of the first essay. I’ve written two answers to it, but here’s where it gets funky. One of my answers is a poem, and I’m actually in love with this thing because I think it’s just the most incredible work of poetry you’ve ever read (not really, but it’s creative, nonetheless).

So my big question to you is which one I should submit. would it be too over-the-top (in other words, would I be hurting myself) to submit the “Why UChicago?” essay in the form of a poem? Or should I just go with the standard short answer college essay?