Read my (hopefully) funny supplements

bjkmom
Sat, 30 Dec 2017 12:58:51 +0000

Ouch.

For starters, it’s never a good idea to post your responses online. Now the plagiarism checkers can catch you for stealing your own words, if someone else doesn’t get to them first.

Next, it’s probably NOT a good idea to say you want to go to Barnard because it’s in NY. LOTS of schools are in NY-- you could attend Manhattan Community College for far less money. I would find real reasons-- and there are lots of them-- beyond geography.

I’m hoping you’re just having fun, and that your real answers will give the reader a reason to say yes to your application. Know that this is a competition, and that the other applicants will have given real thought to their answers, trying to convince the reader that they want Barnard and that Barnard should want them.

The right adcom might share your sense of humor. The wrong one will see you as immature, and unworthy of a spot at such a prestigious school. Are you willing to take the chance that the right person will read your application?